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This guidance contains sources of support available to sponsors.
Deciding what you need from a hosting supplier and how to choose a supplier that meets that need.
This guide outlines how departments should evaluate a hosting business case, particularly before beginning the spend control process.
If your guests are not ready to leave sponsorship and move into their own alternative accommodation, but you can no longer accommodate them, they may want to find a new host.
What your options are if you want to continue to live with your host, or if you need to move on to a new host.
A checklist of things to consider before you can offer support to someone from Ukraine.
Information about next steps when you have sponsored a guest for 6 months.
How guests can find rematches, and the how councils can support them. Includes how sponsors can continue to host.
Information about what to do if you need to end your hosting arrangements for any reason.
Civilian housing options and general advice available to veterans
This guidance outlines how to create and implement a cloud strategy, and when to consider a single, hybrid or multi-cloud solution.
Housing options and support for veterans who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless
How to live with your sponsor, what to expect from them and what to do if things don't work out.
How councils should approach rematching, both for guests who have completed a sponsorship term, and for those seeking a rematch before their agreed term ends.
How to carry out a flood risk assessment so that you can complete your planning application.
Information on how to apply for the Affordable Homes Programme 2021 to 2026.
Everything you need to know about how to become a sponsor including things to consider and thank you payments.
Civilian housing options; information for service personnel and their dependants.
The Housing Ombudsman Service (HOS) looks at complaints about registered providers of social housing, for example housing associations, and other landlords, managers and agents. The service is free, independent and impartial. HOS is an executive non-departmental public body, sponsored by...
Information about how to make your guests feel more comfortable in their new home, set expectations about how to live together and communicate with your guests.
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