Additional monthly support offered to those hosting families

HOUSEHOLDS across Derbyshire hosting refugees fleeing the war in Ukraine will receive additional monthly payments to help them continue to support their guests through the winter months.

Host households will receive an extra £350 a month to help with rising living costs from November through to March 2023.

Leader of Derbyshire County Council, Barry Lewis, said: “We know that increased living costs are putting household budgets under strain, and we want to make sure that our host families can continue to provide safe and supportive homes for their Ukrainian guests.

“We’re extremely grateful to host families for opening up their homes to refugees, and this extra payment recognises the additional costs associated with doing so compared to in March this year when the Government launched the Homes for Ukraine scheme. We hope this will mean that more host families can continue to accommodate those who have fled the war.”

Visit www.derbyshire.gov.uk/ Ukrainehosts