Homes for Ukraine

Public Accounts Committee Closed Inquiry
Opened: 24 Oct 2023 Closed: 3 May 2024 Parliament page
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 … Read more
3 Recommendations
24 Conclusions
1 Report
1 Letter
Activity timeline 3 events
3 May
2024
Report published
23 Feb
2024
Report published
12 Jan
2024
Correspondence
Title HC No. Published Items Response
Fourteenth Report - Homes for Ukraine HC 69 23 Feb 2024 27 Responded
Recommendations & Conclusions
2 results
Clear
14 Conclusion Acknowledged
Fourteenth Report - Homes for Ukra…
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 … Read more
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.
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22 Conclusion Acknowledged
Fourteenth Report - Homes for Ukra…
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 … Read more
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.
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Government Response AI assessment · 26 of 3 classified
Accepted 20
Acknowledged 2
Deferred 4
Total 3 recs + 24 conclusions
Correspondence 1 letter
12 Jan 2024 Correspondence from Sarah Healey CB CVO, Permanent Secretary, Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, re PAC Homes For Ukraine Oral Evidence Session: 23 November 2023, dated 7 December 2023
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