You can read Suffolk County Council's statement on our website.
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You can read Suffolk County Council's statement on our website.
We have now reached the point where some Ukrainian guests have been with their sponsors for 18 months or more. Sponsors helped Ukrainian guests obtain visas to enter the UK. Some chose to host them in their homes, others in self-contained accommodation, and were only required to sign up for 6 months. Some are unable to continue so we are now in need of new hosts to offer them a safe haven while the war in Ukraine continues.
We are in need of a wide range of homes for single people, mothers with children and complete families. We are in particular need for new hosts in Ipswich, Felixstowe, Lowestoft, Haverhill and Bury St Edmunds and for homes able to take large families of 5 or more people.
Please be aware:
If you sign up you will need to agree to a Council officer looking at your property to check it is suitable for the number of people to be accommodated and you and all adults living in your household will have to agree to safeguarding checks (DBS). You do need to pass all the checks to be eligible for the monthly thank you payment, which is paid a month in arrears.
You can sign up direct with the County Council by completing our online form or emailing refugeesupport@suffolk.gov.uk