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10 June 2022

An update for all Homes for Ukraine hosts in East Sussex

Work opportunities for Ukrainian guests

Is your Ukrainian guest fluent in English and Ukrainian or Russian?

If you think they might be interested in freelance translation work opportunities or pursuing training as an interpreter, the following organisations are actively recruiting now and would like to hear from them. Click on the links below to find out more & apply 👇

• Clear Voice Interpreting Services
  
  📲 01304 806790        📩 Gemma.robinson@thebigword.com
• The Big World
  
  📲 03333 445 720       📩 Gemma.robinson@thebigword.com
• DA Languages
  
  📲 0161 928533          📩 joinus@dalanguages.co.uk
• Vandu Langauges
  
  📲 01273 473986        📩 Info@vandu.co.uk

Host payments: they're on the way.

If you choose to claim £350 payments as a host of Ukrainian guests, Districts and borough councils are now starting to make these payments and will be prioritising those who have been hosting the longest.

Whilst this has taken longer than we expected, your invitations to apply are on their way to you. We apologise sincerely for the delays and any issues they may have caused, and please rest assured we are working hard to get these to you as soon as possible. Payments will be backdated to the date your guest arrived.

Please do not contact us or the borough and district councils to ask about host payments - you will be contacted directly by your local district or borough council as soon as possible to let you know how to apply.

We thank you for your patience.

Guest payments: new way to claim

Please note that local voluntary action groups are no longer distributing £200 welcome payments to newly-arrived guests.

If your guest is awaiting their £200 welcome payment, they will be sent a code to their mobile phone which can be taken to any branch of the Post Office to collect the payment.

Your guests or you may be contacted directly by your local borough or district council to confirm details for payment.  

Benefit claims: free advice line

Your guest can claim benefits immediately if they have arrived through the Homes for Ukraine scheme. 

Before applying for Universal Credit, your guest can talk by phone or online with advisers from the free Help to Claim service at Citizens Advice. They can also arrange a translator if your guest needs one.

If their mobile number changes after they've claimed Universal Credit or applied for a National Insurance number, they should let the Jobcentre/Department for Work and Pensions know about their new number. Payment could be delayed if the number is not up to date. 

Help us stay updated

Please remember that we ask all hosts to update our online form twice only. 

First - When you give us details of everyone aged 16 or over in your household so we can carry out safety checks

Second - please use the form to tell us when your guests arrive. This will help us speed up payments and services that are due. 

You only need to do each of these steps once. If you've already updated the form, no need to do it again - thank you. 

This newsletter is sent to every host (sponsor) in East Sussex who is part of Homes for Ukraine to keep you updated. You can unsubscribe at any time. 

We expect to send you a further update next week. Until then, we'd like to wish you all an enjoyable weekend.