Purpose

To seek approval to utilise Homes for Ukraine
(HFU) Scheme grant funding received by the County Council from the
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) to
continue to top-up host payments from April 2025 for at least three
years, including those hosting guests on the Ukraine Permission
Extension (UPE) scheme, thus encouraging the continuation of
hosting arrangements.

Decision

Cllr Mark Hawthorne sought Cabinet approval
to utilise Homes for Ukraine (HFU) tariff grant
funding received by the County Council from the Ministry of
Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) to continue to
top-up host payments from April 2025 for up to three years,
including those hosting guests on the Ukraine Permission Extension
(UPE) scheme, thus encouraging the continuation of hosting
arrangements.
 
 
Having considered all of the information,
Cabinet noted the report and

RESOLVED to:
 
Approve the allocation of up to
£1,767,560 from the HFU tariff grant for the purpose of
continuing to top-up host payments to £600 per month to all
hosts participating in the Homes for Ukraine Scheme for up to three
years, from 1st April
2025 to 31st
March 2028. This is the length of time that the
allocation is projected to last for, based on the current number of
host placements and expected future arrivals/departures from the
scheme. The proposed allocation is in addition to the allocations
previously agreed.