Following the recent updates from central government, where it was announced that all ‘thank you’ payments will be paid at a flat rate of £350, we are pleased to be able to update you are follows:
Hosts whose guest/s remain on their existing homes for Ukraine visa
Suffolk County Council will fund an increase to the rate of the government monthly thank you payment of £25. Therefore, the standard payment rate to all eligible hosts will be £375.
Suffolk County Council will uplift with an additional £150 per month once hosts have been hosting their guest(s) for at least 6 months - £375 + £150 making a total monthly payment of £525. Sponsors/ hosts will be asked to opt-in to the additional payment as part of the thank you payment claims.
If sponsors/ hosts do not opt-in to receive the uplift, they will receive the standard payment rate for the duration of the hosting period (payments will not be increased when guest has been in uk for 12 months)
Government eligibility criteria for sponsorship and receiving thank you payments in place at the time of the claim will be applied. This may result in some existing thank you payment recipients no longer being eligible to receive payment e.g. In situations where a close family member is being hosted.
Host thank you payments – Ukraine Permission Extension Scheme
To support guests still in sponsorship as they transition to living independently, the government have extended thank you payments for 18 months of the Ukraine Permission Extension (UPE) scheme at a rate of £350 a month.
When your guest(s) Homes for Ukraine permission expiry is reached, a new claim form and declaration for the Ukraine Permission Extension scheme will be sent to the lead host.
Please complete and submit this form if you wish to receive thank you payments.
Payments for eligible UPE claims will be at the government rate of £350 per month.
Please note - Suffolk County Council will not be providing an uplift to the government flat rate.
The published government guidance for guests can be seen under homes for Ukraine: Ukraine permission extension scheme - guidance for guests.
See our website for further information about Ukraine Permission Extension scheme host thank you payments Ukraine: information for hosts - Suffolk County Council
