Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what (a) arrangements and (b) support is in place to enable seasonal workers who have switched onto the Ukraine Extension Scheme visa to secure accommodation in order to act as sponsors under the Homes for Ukraine Scheme.

The Ukraine Extension Scheme ensures these individuals are granted the same rights and entitlements as those coming via the other two schemes, namely, three years’ leave as well as full access to work, study and public funds. It went live on 3 May.

If they want to bring family members to the UK they do not need to show accommodation under the Family Scheme and once here the family will have the same access to benefits allowing them to rent an appropriate property. If they want to act as a sponsor to other Ukrainians under the Homes for Ukraine scheme they will need to show that their property is suitable to accommodate them and will receive the same thank you payment as other sponsors.