{"value":{"id":1452467,"askingMemberId":4667,"askingMember":null,"house":"Commons","memberHasInterest":false,"dateTabled":"2022-03-18T00:00:00","dateForAnswer":"2022-03-22T00:00:00","uin":"142513","questionText":"To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what discussions he has had with local authorities on the merits of not removing single-person tax credit for housing refugees.","answeringBodyId":211,"answeringBodyName":"Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities","isWithdrawn":false,"isNamedDay":false,"groupedQuestions":[],"answerIsHolding":false,"answerIsCorrection":false,"answeringMemberId":4635,"answeringMember":null,"correctingMemberId":null,"correctingMember":null,"dateAnswered":"2022-03-28T00:00:00","answerText":"

Further to the oral statement by the Secretary of State for Levelling Up on 14 March, guidance for local authorities has been published on Gov.uk at www.gov.uk/guidance/homes-for-ukraine-guidance-for-councils . There are also published FAQs available online at www.gov.uk/guidance/homes-for-ukraine-scheme-frequently-asked-questions as well as information for sponsors at https://www.gov.uk/guidance/homes-for-ukraine-sponsor-guidance . Information is available on safeguarding checks at these links, as well as on eligibility for the scheme. Phase One of the Homes for Ukraine scheme opened for applications on 18 March and is accessible via links from homesforukraine.campaign.gov.uk . Those who had recorded their interest in the scheme were also contacted on that date. Details on future phases of the scheme will be announced in due course.

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