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10 June 2022

An update for MPs, councillors and parishes

More than 900 guests now in East Sussex

Guest arrivals by borough and district in East Sussex

Latest figures show that at least 905 guests have arrived in East Sussex under the Homes for Ukraine scheme. Our thanks to every host and every community making our guests welcome. 

The guests are at 374 different properties across the county. More than 280 school places have been allocated to Ukrainian children. 

The figures suggest we can expect more than 1,460 Ukrainians to come to East Sussex in total, meaning the county has received a little over 60% of our number of anticipated arrivals.

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 hosts choose to claim £350 monthly payments while they're putting up guests, borough and district 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, invitations to apply are now on their way. We apologise sincerely for the delays and any issues they may have caused - we are working hard to get these to hosts as soon as possible. Payments will be backdated to the date guests arrived.

We'd ask people not to contact local councils to ask about host payments - they will be contacted directly as soon as possible to let them know how to apply.

We thank everyone for their patience. 

Guest payments: new way to claim

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

If guests are 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.

Guests or hosts may be contacted directly by their borough or district council to confirm details for payment.  

We use this newsletter to bring you updates about how East Sussex and its communities are working with our Ukraine guest. You can unsubscribe at any time. 

If you have further questions, you can contact us at ukraine@eastsussex.gov.uk

We wish everyone a great weekend.