Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether the £350 payments made under the Homes for Ukraine scheme will be treated as an income for means tested benefits.

We are ensuring that those who have stepped up to sponsor a Ukrainian individual or family do not see their household benefit entitlements affected as a result. Payment of the £350 ‘thank you’ payment can be disregarded as a payment of local welfare provision made by local authorities.