Hosting guests under the Homes for Ukraine scheme
2. Become a host
If you would like to become a host, there are some steps you will need to take:
- Register your interest
Central Government manage this part of the process. - Complete the mandatory checks
We manage this, but you will need to provide information and complete some parts of the processes. - Tell us your guests have arrived
- Apply for the monthly thank you payments
Registering with Homes for Ukraine scheme
These steps are done at a national government level.
- Register for the Homes for Ukraine scheme. The government shares your details with us.
- Match with a Ukrainian individual or family. You will need to find someone to sponsor. There are organisations that can help you find people to sponsor:
Recognised Providers: Organisations who can help UK citizens become sponsors - GOV.UK
After you register with the national government scheme, we will contact you to support you with the rest of the process. - We will email you to ask you to complete our form with details of your household:
Pre-arrivals form
This form gives us the information we need about you and your household which enables us to identify which checks need to be carried out. Starting these checks early helps avoid delays later down the line.
Then:
- We will contact you to arrange the background (DBS) checks and checks against databases we hold. You may need to provide proof of identification at this stage.
- East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service will contact you to arrange a property visit.
We do ask that you co-operate with the checking process. We can then complete the checks, confirm your registration and let you apply for the monthly thank you payments as soon as possible.
If it is found you do not meet the requirements or you fail any checks, the guest will need to find another host. We will help them with this.
We always do our best to keep hosts informed throughout the process. If you ever have any questions or concerns please get in touch.