The pause will not affect nearly 18,000 Ukrainians who are expected to arrive in the coming months.
Scotland suspends support program for Ukrainian refugees for three months due to a lack of suitable housing. This is stated in the statement of the country's government, reports The Guardian.
At the same time, the Government assured that this pause will not affect almost 18 thousand Ukrainians who are expected to arrive in the coming months.
“Displaced people already in Scotland, and those arriving in the coming months, will be given shelter and support for as long as they need it after the danger they faced at home,” the government said in a statement.
Currently, 4,666 of the 7,000 Ukrainians who arrived in Scotland did so under the “super sponsor scheme”, which was launched on March 18.
The country plans to accept an additional 18,000 people in the coming months, i.e. it will issue more visas, than England, Wales and Northern Ireland per capita.
If the number of refugees continues to increase, local authorities fear that they will not be able to provide a proper “warm Scottish welcome” to people affected by the war in Ukraine.
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The Scottish Government has also called on the UK Government to abolish all visa requirements. Under the scheme, people applying for a UK visa can choose the Scottish Government as a sponsor. Only after the Home Office of Great Britain approves the application, the refugee can leave for Scotland.
As at 5 July, government visa applications listing Scotland as a sponsor were up 21% on the previous week, with visas issued up 27% and sponsorship entries up 20%.< /p>
The Scottish government has already provided additional accommodation for Ukrainians in hotels and university campuses, and recently chartered a passenger ship to provide additional temporary accommodation with 739 rooms for six months starting in July.
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North Lanarkshire authorities have also announced plans to restore two residential towers, which were previously slated for demolition, to house Ukrainian refugees. The homes will be available for occupancy in six weeks.
At the end of June, it was reported that the number of Britons offering their homes to refugees is greater than the number of Ukrainian families seeking asylum in The United Kingdom.
At the same time, Ukrainians are advised to use official entry schemes to Britain, so as not to be at risk of deportation to Rwanda.
