Select Committee · Public Accounts Committee

Homes for Ukraine

Status: Closed Opened: 24 Oct 2023 Closed: 3 May 2024 3 recommendations 24 conclusions 1 report

Following the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, the Government launched the Homes for Ukraine scheme. Under the scheme, people in the UK can act as sponsors for Ukrainian nationals and their families who are seeking refuge from the war. Individuals can be granted three-year visas to stay in the UK, with full access …

Reports

1 report

Title	HC No.	Published	Items	Response
Fourteenth Report - Homes for Ukraine	HC 69	23 Feb 2024	27	Responded

Recommendations & Conclusions

2 items

14 Conclusion Fourteenth Report - Homes for Ukraine Acknowledged

DLUHC reduced per-person funding for local authorities, assuming decreased Homes for Ukraine setup costs.

Total central government funding for the scheme was £2.1 billion by the end of September 2023. DLUHC provided £1.9 billion of the funding, of which most (£1.1 billion) had gone to local authorities to support each Ukrainian on the scheme in their first year in the UK. DLUHC set this …

Government response. The government acknowledges the funding provided for the scheme and states that it will extend thank you payments and provide further funding to devolved administrations and local authorities for homelessness prevention.

HM Treasury

22 Conclusion Fourteenth Report - Homes for Ukraine Acknowledged

DLUHC extended Palantir contract despite concerns about non-competitive initial pro-bono arrangement.

In February 2023, the Government’s Chief Commercial Officer wrote to Palantir noting his concern about the practice of offering services to public sector customers for a zero or nominal cost to gain a commercial foothold, contrary to the principles of public procurement which usually require open competition. The Chief Commercial …

Government response. The government clarified that the Chief Commercial Officer's concerns about zero-cost services did not specifically relate to Homes for Ukraine, which fell under exceptional circumstances due to the urgent need for a robust data platform.

HM Treasury

Correspondence

1 letter

Date	Direction	Title
12 Jan 2024	—	Correspondence from Sarah Healey CB CVO, Permanent Secretary, Department for Le…