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Campaigners hit out at government's ‘shameful’ progress on helping Ukrainian refugees
Just 10% of the 28,300 people who applied for the Homes for Ukraine scheme have been granted, official figures show
Refugees wait in a crowd for transportation after fleeing from the Ukraine and arriving at the border crossing in Medyka, Poland, on March 7, 2022
JUST 10 per cent of applicants to the Homes for Ukraine scheme have been granted, official figures revealed today, triggering fury at the government’s “shameful” progress on helping refugees.
Out of the 28,300 people who have applied for the sponsorship scheme, which allows Ukrainians without ties in Britain to enter the country, only 2,700 have been issued visas as of March 29, Home Office figures show.
Some 22,800 family visas have also been granted.
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