UK Hesitation Plan for Ukrainian Refugees
London:
Criticized by its lackluster approach to refugees fleeing Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the UK on Sunday announced a new plan that would allow them to stay with the British for as long as possible. three years.
The “Houses for Ukraine” program will allow “tens of thousands” of people access to work, healthcare and education, even without family ties to Britain, cabinet secretary Michael Gove said. know.
He told Sky News that the government wanted to try to make sure that “every available home” is open “to people who are fleeing persecution”.
“There are a large number of people in this country who are generous in heart and able to provide housing as well as businesses and organizations from,” said Gove, whose portfolio includes housing. benevolent.
The presenter will be given £350 ($457, €418) a month and must commit to a minimum six-month stay – which could be a stumbling block as Britons grapple with a cost-of-living crisis worst in a generation.
They must sponsor a Ukrainian with a name – which Gove says could be someone the Brits have met on social media or with churches and charities acting as intermediaries.
Britons will need to go through security checks, especially to protect vulnerable women and children from Ukraine.
The refugees themselves will still require visas, although the government has simplified the process after a barrage of attacks last week because of the complications it causes for Ukrainians fleeing.
Gove says that a website for Britons to sign up as sponsors will launch on Monday, with the first ones likely to arrive in a week.
The opposition Labor Party welcomed the new plan, but said the government still had to clarify key details and compared it unfavorably with the EU’s non-binding approach to Ukrainian refugees.
Labor leader Keir Starmer said on Sky: “Honestly, the past few weeks have been an embarrassment for the UK in terms of refugees.
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