Housing Benefit and Universal Credit: Refugees

Summary

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether Ukrainian refugees will be able to claim assistance with housing costs in their universal credit claim or claim housing benefit, including in circumstances where a sponsor is receiving the £350

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1. 18 March 2022

   Written question

   To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether Ukrainian refugees will be able to claim assistance with housing costs in their universal credit claim or claim housing benefit, including in circumstances where a sponsor is receiving the £350

   Source: Commons

2. 23 March 2022

   Answer

   Sponsors for the Homes for Ukraine scheme should not charge rent to the people they are hosting. We appreciate people’s generosity and we know there will be costs associated with helping out, so we are offering an optional ‘thank you’ payment of £350 per ...

   Source: Written answer

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