Homes for Ukraine Scheme
Case reference FOI2023/00534
Published 26 January 2024
Request
Good afternoon, I'm writing to request the following information under Freedom of Information laws: 1. How many households in your council area have acted as hosts in the Homes for Ukraine scheme since it was launched nationally on 14 March 2022? 2. How many hosts have been identified as charging Ukrainians rent? 3. a)How many hosts have been identified as charging excessive rent? b) How many hosts have been identified as asking for excessive contributions to food or utilities? 4. How many cases of fraud - where hosts are both charging rent and receiving 'thank you' payments - has the council identified?
Response
1. How many households in your council area have acted as hosts in the Homes for Ukraine scheme since it was launched nationally on 14 March 2022?
In Oxford City there have been 291 Households who have hosted under the Homes for Ukraine scheme from the launch of the scheme up until 21/11/23.
2. How many hosts have been identified as charging Ukrainians rent?
Host payments are administered and processed by Oxfordshire County Council. As such we do not hold this data at the Oxford City level.
3. a)How many hosts have been identified as charging excessive rent?
b) How many hosts have been identified as asking for excessive contributions to food or utilities?
As above.
4. How many cases of fraud - where hosts are both charging rent and receiving 'thank you' payments - has the council identified?
As above.
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