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Could you open your home to people fleeing the war in Ukraine?

Hundreds of people in Lincolnshire have generously opened their homes to those fleeing the war in Ukraine. Could you become a host?

To sponsor a visa for a Ukrainian to come to the UK you should meet two main criteria:

you should be a British citizen, an Irish citizen, or have settled status in the UK (meaning you have the right to live in the UK permanently)
you should be able to offer suitable accommodation for a period of at least 6 months

Lincolnshire County Council will arrange a property inspection to check that the accommodation you are offering is suitable – we will also arrange for DBS background checks to be completed on all people aged 16+ living in your house.

As well as new guests coming from Ukraine, we also have many Ukrainians now established in Lincolnshire who will be seeking new hosts as their current hosting arrangements come to an end. These guests are often already living and settled within their local community, and they may be in work with children in school. Hosting a guest who has been in the UK for some time already means you may not have to support your guest with various administrative tasks, such as opening bank accounts, applying for universal credit or arranging school places. If you wish to host a Ukrainian who has been in the UK for some time already Lincolnshire County Council will still need to arrange for a property inspection and DBS checks.

If you host guests on the Homes for Ukraine scheme you will receive a monthly payment of £350 – this is a ‘thank you’ payment for hosting a Ukrainian guest or guests. The payment is the same no matter how many guests you have in your property.

This payment is tax free, and you can use it how you wish.

You cannot charge your Ukrainian guest/guests any rent while they live with you – however you can ask your Ukrainian guests to make a proportionate contribution to your household utility bills.

Ukrainian guests with Homes for Ukraine visas are ignored for Council Tax purposes so there will be no impact on your Council Tax bill.

Ukrainian guests who were on Homes for Ukraine visas and switch to the Ukraine Permission Extension Scheme and are still in a hosting arrangement are ignored for Council Tax purposes so there will be no impact on your Council Tax bill and the host will still be eligible for the monthly 'thank you' payment.

If you think you could commit to hosting, please complete our expression of interest form to tell us more about your current circumstances, the accommodation you have to offer and your ability to host Ukrainian guests.

When you have completed the form, a member of Lincolnshire County Council's Homes for Ukraine team will be in touch.

Complete the form to register your interest today.

Lincolnshire County Council run the Homes For Ukraine scheme in Lincolnshire. Please email the team on homesforukraine@lincolnshire.gov.uk if you would like an informal chat about what being a host involves.

You may also find it useful to read some previous editions of our Homes for Ukraine host and guest newsletter. Our newsletter is sent out monthly and contains useful information and links about the scheme.