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Fourteenth Report - Homes for Ukraine
Public Accounts Committee
HC 69
Published 23 February 2024
Conclusions (2)
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Conclusion
Acknowledged
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 Summary
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.
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Conclusion
Acknowledged
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 Summary
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.