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The Ukrainian flag is flown above 10 Downing Street in London
ALMOST a third of current and former sponsors taking part in the Homes for Ukraine scheme are struggling to host refugees due to the cost-of-living crisis, research suggests.
About a fifth (21 per cent) of hosts said rising prices have affected their ability to provide support to refugee families “quite a lot,” while a further 9 per cent said it did “very much,” according to an Office for National Statistics (ONS) survey.
One in five hosts said they did not intend to host Ukrainian refugees beyond the minimum six-month period required to take part in the scheme.
The visa system traps workers with abusive employers, creating a vulnerable workforce scared to complain for fear of deportation — that is why we’re campaigning for a ‘common sponsorship’ model instead, writes FAVOUR DAVIDKING
Our housing crisis isn’t an accident – it’s class war, trapping millions in poverty while landlords and billionaires profit. To solve it, we need comprehensive transformation, not mere tokenistic reform, writes BECK ROBERTSON