A whistleblower working on Britain’s Homes for Ukraine scheme has revealed that he and his colleagues “don’t know what we’re doing”, and claims the scheme has been “designed to fail” in order to limit numbers entering the UK. Latest government figures show that 40,000 UK visas have been issued under the Homes for Ukraine scheme since it was launched five weeks ago – yet just 6,600 Ukrainians have actually arrived. Photograph: Vuk Valcic/ShutterstockLisenkova said she was aware of 700 applications under the Homes for Ukraine scheme that had still not received a response, many dating from when the scheme was launched. That’s tough when you hear that.”He claimed that calls from potential sponsors and applicants to the Homes for Ukraine scheme rarely appeared to be recorded. A government spokesperson said that, when combined with its Ukraine Family Scheme, a total of 71,800 visas had been granted, with 21,600 Ukrainians arriving in the UK.

Source: The Guardian April 24, 2022 09:33 UTC