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Homes for Ukraine: sponsor guides

Guides for sponsors on the Homes for Ukraine scheme, including eligibility criteria, how to apply as a sponsor and advice about how to make your guests welcome in the UK.

From:
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government and Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
Published
16 January 2023
Last updated
1 October 2024 — See all updates

Definitions of important terms

Close family relationship or close family members refers to any of the following: spouse, civil or unmarried partners, parents, parents-in-law, sons or daughters, sons or daughters-in-law, step-sons or step-daughters, siblings, grandparents, or the spouses, civil or unmarried partners of any of these people.

Guest or guests refers to an individual or household previously resident in Ukraine, prior to 1 January 2022, who has secured a visa under the Homes for Ukraine scheme, which enables them to be housed by a sponsor.

Host or hosts refers to an individual, group, or organisation who provides accommodation to people from Ukraine. A host does not need to be a sponsor.

MHCLG is the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government.

Sponsor or sponsors refers to an individual, group, or organisation that has successfully completed a visa application with a person from Ukraine under the Homes for Ukraine scheme and has been approved to accommodate them. A sponsor may not always be a host.

Become a sponsor

When your guest arrives

Ending sponsorship or rematching

Updates to this page

Published 16 January 2023
Last updated 1 October 2024 + show all updates

  1. Update to reflect Homes for Ukraine policy changes in effect from 1 October 2024.

  2. Added link to: Reporting fraud - guidance for sponsors.

  3. First published.

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