{"id":38784,"date":"2022-03-14T16:35:29","date_gmt":"2022-03-14T16:35:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sheffieldwire.co.uk\/?p=38784"},"modified":"2022-03-14T16:35:29","modified_gmt":"2022-03-14T16:35:29","slug":"sheffield-couple-to-welcome-ukrainian-refugees-through-new-government-scheme","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sheffieldwire.co.uk\/index.php\/2022\/03\/14\/sheffield-couple-to-welcome-ukrainian-refugees-through-new-government-scheme\/","title":{"rendered":"Sheffield couple to welcome Ukrainian refugees through new government scheme"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A Sheffield couple hope to welcome refugees into their home after the government<\/span> announced a new scheme to help people fleeing the Ukraine war<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Homes for Ukraine will allow host families to home Ukrainian refugees, and in exchange will be given \u00a3350 a month. They are yet to release more details.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Alison Zwaard and her husband Tim Dixon-Phillip have wanted to help since the crisis struck in Ukraine. They joined icanhelp.host, a solidarity platform allowing people across Europe to open their homes to refugees.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ms Zwaard, 63, said: \u201cI do a bit of air bnb so I\u2019m used to having people around. My children have grown up, we have the space and I think why not.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThese people didn\u2019t ask to be homeless, they\u2019re going through the most horrendous time at the moment, of uncertainty and fear. So it\u2019s the human thing to do.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ms Zwaard and her husband wanted to help refugees with or without the payment.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The artist added she felt 99 per cent of people in the world were good and she had no worries about letting people into her home.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">She said she thought the government should run background checks on host families to ensure vulnerable people aren\u2019t exploited.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The government said today it will announce a \u2018new Homes for Ukraine\u2019 helpline and webpage where people can register to offer accommodation and employment to Ukrainian refugees.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>In response to the scheme, Enver Solomon, CEO of the Refugee Council said:<b> \u201c<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This programme falls short of enabling any Ukrainian, particularly the most vulnerable such as children who are alone, to seek safety in the UK and access the full support they urgently need.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Paul Blomfield, MP for Sheffield Central<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">has criticised the government\u2019s response to accepting Ukrainian refugees up to now.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He said: \u201cIt\u2019s appalling that the Government\u2019s been so reluctant to match the generosity of other countries across Europe. This is a step forward, but leaves unanswered questions. It\u2019s important that those seeking sanctuary are given safe and good quality accommodation, so we need more detail about how they\u2019re going to match people.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Sheffield couple hope to welcome refugees into their home after the government announced a new scheme to help people fleeing the Ukraine war. Homes for Ukraine will allow host families to home Ukrainian refugees, and in exchange will be given \u00a3350 a month. They are yet to release more details. 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