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Homes for Ukraine: Guidance for guests

Guides for guests about applying to the scheme, finding work, accessing benefits, education and health for children and adults.

• From: Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
• Published: 16 January 2023
• Last updated: 3 April 2023 — See all updates

These pages are also available in Українська and Русский язык.

Apply to the Homes for Ukraine Scheme

• Apply for a visa under the Ukraine Sponsorship Scheme (Homes for Ukraine)
  • 13 April 2023
  • Guidance
• UK visa support for Ukrainian nationals
  • 24 August 2023
  • Guidance
• Find a sponsor using recognised providers: Homes for Ukraine
  • 16 January 2023
  • Guidance
• Staying safe online and in the UK: Homes for Ukraine
  • 16 January 2023
  • Guidance
• Before you book travel to the UK: Homes for Ukraine
  • 16 January 2023
  • Guidance
• Bringing your pet to the UK from Ukraine
  • 30 March 2023
  • Guidance
• Bringing personal items to the UK if you’re coming from Ukraine
  • 24 August 2023
  • Guidance

Arriving and living in the UK

• Arriving in the UK: Homes for Ukraine
  • 16 January 2023
  • Guidance
• Welcome Points and travelling to your sponsor: Homes for Ukraine
  • 16 January 2023
  • Guidance
• Living with your sponsor: Homes for Ukraine
  • 13 September 2023
  • Guidance
• Parents intending to leave their child in the care of a sponsor: Homes for Ukraine
  • 13 September 2023
  • Guidance
• Driving and public transport: Homes for Ukraine
  • 13 September 2023
  • Guidance
• Get urgent help and report a crime: Homes for Ukraine
  • 16 January 2023
  • Guidance
• Get urgent medical help: Homes for Ukraine
  • 16 January 2023
  • Guidance
• Continuing to live with your host or rematching: Homes for Ukraine
  • 16 January 2023
  • Guidance
• Renting private accommodation: Homes for Ukraine
  • 16 October 2023
  • Guidance
• Regularising a child’s immigration status if they are born in the UK: Homes for Ukraine
  • 3 April 2023
  • Guidance

Access benefits and essential services

• Get a bank account and your arrival payment: Homes for Ukraine
  • 16 January 2023
  • Guidance
• Apply for Universal Credit and other benefits: Homes for Ukraine
  • 13 September 2023
  • Guidance
• Get a national Insurance number: Homes for Ukraine
  • 16 January 2023
  • Guidance
• Register with a doctor and get medication: Homes for Ukraine
  • 16 January 2023
  • Guidance

Work and tax

• Find a job: Homes for Ukraine
  • 13 September 2023
  • Guidance
• Working in Healthcare in the UK: Homes for Ukraine
  • 16 January 2023
  • Guidance
• Your rights at work: Homes for Ukraine
  • 16 January 2023
  • Guidance
• Paying tax: Homes for Ukraine
  • 16 January 2023
  • Guidance
• Paying taxes in the UK if you work for an employer based in Ukraine
  • 6 October 2022
  • Guidance
• Reporting fraud: Homes for Ukraine
  • 3 April 2023
  • Guidance
• Conversion of academic and vocational qualifications: Homes for Ukraine
  • 13 September 2023
  • Guidance

Education

• Childcare and education up to 16 years old: Homes for Ukraine
  • 16 January 2023
  • Guidance
• Education for people from 16 years old to adults: Homes for Ukraine
  • 16 January 2023
  • Guidance
• Learn to speak, read and write English: Homes for Ukraine
  • 16 August 2023
  • Guidance

Health

• Adult Health: Homes for Ukraine
  • 16 January 2023
  • Guidance
• Care for elderly, vulnerable or disabled adults: Homes for Ukraine
  • 16 January 2023
  • Guidance
• Child Health: Homes for Ukraine
  • 16 January 2023
  • Guidance

Published 16 January 2023
Last updated 3 April 2023 + show all updates

1. 3 April 2023

   Added: Reporting fraud. Added Regularising a child’s immigration status.

2. 16 January 2023

   First published.