Guidance

Homes for Ukraine (2022-23) sponsor thank you grant determination Nos. 50/DLU17AR220701-31 (Scotland)

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 50 of the UK Internal Market Act 2020, makes the following determination:

Citation

1. This determination may be cited as the Homes for Ukraine sponsorship household thank you payment grant Nos.50/DLU17AR220701-31.

Purpose of the grant

2. The main purpose of the Homes for Ukraine sponsorship household thank you payment grant is to support local authorities to make monthly thank you payments of £350 direct to sponsoring households within the scheme for 12 months. These payments are optional for the sponsoring household.

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 arrears based on the number of legitimate payments made by local authorities to sponsors as part of the Homes for Ukraine scheme. Payments will be made every quarter for one year.

Grant conditions

6. Pursuant to section 51(1) (b) of the UK Internal Market Act 2020, the Secretary of State determines that the grant will be paid subject to the following conditions in Annex B.

7. Before making this determination in relation to local authorities, the Secretary of State obtained the consent of HM Treasury.

8. Signed by authority of the Secretary of State.

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Annex A: Grant allocations

Attached as a separate document.

Annex B: Grant conditions

Pursuant to section 51 (1) (b) of the UK Internal Market Act 2020, the Secretary of State determines that the grant will be paid subject to the following conditions:

1. Payments to sponsors should only be paid in accordance with circumstances set out in guidance and should not be released until:

a. a visit to the sponsoring household property, by the local authority, has been completed; and

b. the local authority has confirmed that the accommodation is suitable, that the guest is well and that there are no serious safeguarding or welfare concerns.

2. A recipient authority must ensure ‘thank you’ payments to eligible sponsoring households who request them are made as soon as practicable.

3. Where the amount of grant paid to an authority in accordance with Annex A exceeds the authority’s actual pressures (based on the number of legitimate payments to sponsorship households 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.

Annex C: Homes for Ukraine: guidance for councils

See guidance for councils on the Homes for Ukraine sponsor scheme.

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