Families who host Ukrainian refugees 'to have support payments doubled'British families who have taken in Ukrainian refugees will see their support payments doubled, the refugees minister has said. Announcing his resignation, Lord Harrington said he had successfully argued the £350 payments should be increased to £700. "With monthly reports for the secretary of state, whoever he or she may be, there should now be a permanent delivery mechanism. Asked on Times Radio whether he had the agreement of Liz Truss or Rishi Sunak to double the payments, he said: "I have not had that conversation with them. More than 100,000 Ukrainian refugees have arrived in the UK since the war began.

Source: CNN September 04, 2022 23:13 UTC