 As our guests begin to settle into UK life and become more independent, many will eventually want to look for a flat or house of their own to rent. Below is some useful information to help them get started.
Although the rental market in the UK is competitive at the moment, the following tools should help them to understand the cost of renting across different regions of the UK and search for available properties.
🏡 To see the average cost of rent across different areas of the UK, click here.
🏡 For a checklist guide on how to rent in the UK, click here.
There are also many property apps available that they can use to find a place to rent in a specific town or city of their choice. These include:
👉 Zoopla Property
👉 Rightmove UK
👉 OnTheMarket
If guests are unsure what they're entitled to since arriving in the UK and have yet to apply for universal credit or other types of benefits, they can use the following tool to receive an estimate of their entitlement to benefits, tax credits and Universal Credit 👇
If guests have not yet applied for Universal Credit, they should do so as soon as possible here.
 The UK government has recently updated its website with information around paying tax in the UK and how our guests can claim relief if they are taxed in the UK and Ukraine.
The website also includes important information on the below topics:
- Getting financial help
- Getting your Biometric Residence Permit (BRP)
- Where you can live
- Working in the UK
- Paying tax in the UK
- Getting your child a school place
- Getting healthcare from the National Health Service (NHS)
- Driving in the UK
Citizens Advice in East Sussex are now able to provide support to Homes for Ukraine guests who are struggling to buy food and essential items.
Homes for Ukraine guests can contact their local Citizens Advice and apply for a food voucher, and small grant to cover wider essentials such phone costs, clothing costs and essential transport costs.
This CA support is funded by the DWP Household Support Fund. They can contact their local CA for more information.
A ‘Ukrainians Welcome’ event next week will bring together the organisations, voluntary groups and host families involved in Eastbourne’s emergency response to support people fleeing their war-torn country.
The event at 📍 the Town Hall between 🕓 1pm and 5pm on Monday, July 18, is also open to families who are considering offering a home to Ukrainian refugees and wish to learn more and voluntary groups that may be able to help.
Our guests will have suffered significant loss and may be struggling to adapt to their move. They may have suffered physical injuries and been through difficult and traumatic experiences.
We have provided a useful resource to help them understand what they might be struggling with and how they can access our National Health Service (NHS) for help. These services are free.
 Recently we updated you about free summer activities in East Sussex for Ukrainian guests and their children. We have updated this website so that it is now accessible in Ukrainian. Guests should book as soon as possible to secure their places. 👇
 Guest arrivals by borough and district in East Sussex
Latest figures show that at 1,095 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 473 different properties across the county. More than 317 school places have been allocated to Ukrainian children.
The figures suggest we can expect more than 1,583 Ukrainians to come to East Sussex in total, meaning the county has received over 69% of our number of anticipated arrivals.
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.
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