Spare Room
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| Originally published | June 28, 2019 |
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| Authors | Dreda Say Mitchell |
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| ID | 1139651 |
About Spare Room
Alcoholic sucked spilled pint from filthy pub carpet
... " I d been kicked out of the house because of my drinking and was lodging in a mate s Spare Room, " said Gene...
Homophobic guest left me distraught - Airbnb host
... Mr Baldwin, who is " open and proud" about his sexuality, said his Airbnb guest had checked in to the Spare Room of his London apartment on 22 May and was initially " very friendly" and " chatty"...
David Fuller: Double murderer sentenced over more mortuary sex abuse
... Following his arrest for the murders, a search of Fuller s home revealed he had hoarded millions of indecent images and videos of children and extreme pornography on hard drives, floppy discs, DVDs and memory cards in his loft and Spare Room...
Ukraine war: 'Worrying' messages to refugee seeking UK safety
... The 33-year-old hoped the Spare Room in her flat in the Welsh capital could offer safety to someone who needed it, but worried that refugees and hosts were expected to help match themselves under the UK government scheme...
Homes for Ukraine: Housing scheme called danger to refugees
... Another man, in Manchester, had joined several Facebook groups and was offering a Spare Room to a string of young, single, Ukrainian women...
Beating noise pollution with smart tech
... " I m often woken up, my sleep is so disturbed, so I ll send him to the Spare Room, " says Sue, who is a voice-over artist...
Why I want to share my home with a Ukrainian refugee
...People in the UK are being asked to offer a Spare Room to Ukrainian refugees...
Ukraine war: UK households offered £350 a month for hosting refugees
... The government s Homes for Ukraine scheme calls on people to offer a Spare Room or an empty property to a refugee for a period of at least six months...
Ukraine war: UK households offered £350 a month for hosting refugees
UK households who open their homes to refugees from Ukraine are to be given £350 a month to do so.
The government's Homes for Ukraine scheme calls on people to offer a Spare Room or an empty property to a refugee for a period of at least six months.
But the Refugee Council Said it was worried about The Level of support available to those coming to the UK.
Labour Said there many Unanswered Questions , and accused the government of " dragging its feet" over The Crisis .
More Than two million people have fled Ukraine because of Russia's invasion in what the UN has called the fastest-growing refugee crisis since World War Two.
The government has - over the speed and scale of its response.
Announcing the new scheme, Levelling Up Secretary Michael Gove urged people to join the " national effort" and give a safe home to those in need.
It will launch on Monday, and will initially enable Someone - a sponsor - to nominate a named Ukrainian individual or family to stay with them in their home, or in a separate property, for six months.
Sponsors won't be required to know them in Advance - They might find them, for example, through posts on Social Media .
Applications would be made online, with both sponsors and refugees having to go through a Home Office vetting procedure. The sponsor would get a " thank you" payment of £350 a month.
In a later phase, organisations such as charities and churches will be able to do the same, though there is no start date for this yet.
Announcing The Plan , Mr Gove Said : " The Crisis in Ukraine has sent Shock Waves across The World as hundreds of thousands of innocent people have been forced to flee their homes, leaving everything They know and love behind.
" The UK stands behind Ukraine in their Darkest Hour and The British public understand the need to Get As many people to safety as quickly as we can. "
But the Refugee Council - a charity supporting refugees and asylum seekers in the UK - Said it was concerned that people from Ukraine were facing further " bureaucratic hurdles" and Said the government scheme fell short of what was needed.
" We Are concerned that people from Ukraine are still not being recognised as refugees and being asked to apply for visas when They just need to be guaranteed protection.
" By establishing a visa route and naming scheme, it will inevitably be restricted to those who are known to people in the UK and be a quite complex lengthy visa application process. "
It Said it was also worried about the support available to sponsors.
" We Are talking about very traumatised women and children whose experiences are unique, and The Level of support needs to match that.
" It's like asking people to be foster carers without any robust checks, training or having a Social Worker in place to support them. "
Labour's Lisa Nandy Said it was unclear what support would be offered to vulnerable children and older people, whether provision would made for unaccompanied children, and what help would go to local government, sponsoring organisations and housing providers.
She Said if Britons were required to have a prior connection to a Ukrainian family to sponsor them, that would be " a severe limitation".
Until Now , only 1,000 refugees have been given UK visas - and only those with family connections have been able to make an application, via the Ukraine Family Scheme.
The European Union is allowing Ukrainians three-year residency without a visa, but the UK says controls on entry are essential for security.
Meanwhile, The First ministers of Scotland and Wales have proposed that to refugees fleeing The Russian invasion.
In a joint letter, Nicola Sturgeon and Mark Drakeford Said becoming " super sponsor" would allow the Two Nations to take refugees more quickly and give them access to safeguarding and services, while a longer-term sponsor is Found .
Source of news: bbc.com