Homes for Ukraine (2022-23) local authority tariff payment grant determination No. 31/6205 (England)
Updated 12 July 2022
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The Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (“Secretary of State”) in exercise of the powers conferred by section 31 of the Local Government Act 2003, makes the following determination:
Citation
1. This determination may be cited as the Homes for Ukraine tariff grant No. 31/6205
Purpose of the grant
2. The purpose of the Homes for Ukraine tariff grant is to provide a per-person tariff of £10.5k to support local authorities to provide wrap-around support to individuals and families to rebuild their lives and fully integrate into communities. Detail at Annex B.
3. A reconciliation process will be conducted at the end of the 2022-23 financial year.
Determination
4. The Secretary of State determines the authorities to which grant is to be paid and the amount of grant to be paid as set out in Annex A of this determination.
5. The grant will be paid in full and in arrears for one year, based on actual data on arrivals. Payments will be made every quarter for one year.
6. In two tier areas, the grant will be paid to upper tier authorities.
Grant conditions
7. Pursuant to section 31(5) of the Local Government Act 2003, the Secretary of State determines that the grant will be paid subject to the following conditions in Annex C.
HM Treasury consent
8. Before making this determination in relation to local authorities, the Secretary of State obtained the consent of HM Treasury.
9. Signed by authority of the Secretary of State.
Emma Payne 30 June 2022
Annex A: Grant allocations
Attached as a separate document.
Annex B: Local authority responsibilities under the Homes for Ukraine Scheme
Councils have a number of important functions in supporting the Homes for Ukraine scheme. Councils will be expected to offer the categories of support listed below:
- Initial reception
- Data sharing
- Safeguarding checks
- Interim payment for guest
- Provision of education
- Service referrals
- Work and benefit
- Homelessness assistance
- Community integration
- Administering payments to sponsors
On 18 March 2022, the Department published guidance on the Homes for Ukraine scheme. This guidance outlines the role of councils across England in supporting the Homes for Ukraine scheme and includes further detail on the categories of support listed above.
Annex C: Grant conditions
Pursuant to section 31(5) of the Local Government Act 2003, the Secretary of State determines that the grant will be paid subject to the following conditions:
1. A recipient authority must use the funding to carry out the activities, as set out in the Homes for Ukraine guidance, including completing all 5 safeguarding and accommodation checks, including DBS checks, on sponsors and the property in line with the Department’s guidance as soon as practicable, and record these 5 checks on the Foundry system.
2. A recipient authority must commission or provide services that ensure guests and sponsors are provided with a source of advice and support to assist with registering for mainstream benefits and services, including where necessary specialist public health services and community integration.
3. In two tier areas, upper tier authorities must agree a plan locally to:
a. make payments to lower tier authorities in relation to all the services which they provide to guests under the Homes for Ukraine Scheme, during the full duration of the scheme, including for services such as homelessness assistance for which lower tier authorities are responsible; and
b. make an immediate payment to lower tier authorities in relation to any upfront costs.
4. A recipient authority must provide regular data returns in relation to the Homes for Ukraine Scheme, as set out in guidance. For example:
a. Entering relevant data on Foundry regularly, and at a minimum, weekly; and
b. that Section 151 officers must sign off quarterly returns to the Department which include: MI data to indicate how many people are moving in/out of the area; the number of £350 ‘thank you’ payments made to sponsoring households; and confirmation that conditions have been met.
5. Where the amount of grant paid to an authority exceeds the authority’s actual pressures (based on the number of guests resident in their area), the difference shall be repaid to the minister. In addition, if the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities is made aware that an authority is in breach of the grant conditions above, it reserves the right to recover funding. There will be a reconciliation process at the end of the relevant financial year.