Thousands of refugees expected in UK next week under Homes for Ukraine scheme
The Guardian thousands of Ukrainians are expected to arrive in the UK next week following criticisms of the slow progress of government schemes.
The refugees minister, Richard Harrington, told a parliamentary committee that sponsors who had identified someone who wished to come to the UK under the Homes for Ukraine scheme would be able to apply from 18 March.
The Home Office minister Kevin Foster told MPs that 5,500 visas had been granted under the Ukraine family scheme and 20,000 applications had been submitted.
The two ministers appeared before the home affairs committee on Wednesday after concerns across parliament about slow progress. The UN refugee agency (UNHCR) expects that as many as 4 million people will be forced to flee Ukraine.
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