Ukraine - Super Sponsor Scheme - 16 interventions: child rights and wellbeing impact assessment

Introduction

On the 13 July, the Scottish Government paused the Ukraine Super Sponsor Scheme to ensure that we could continue to provide appropriate support for those displaced people who had already arrived, and those still to travel. Following the pause, a review of the Scheme was undertaken, which identified 16 interventions designed to improve sustainability and empowerment of the scheme. The interventions are:

1. Improved Clarity in Pre-Arrival Communications – Immediate

2. Refined Arrival Script and Communications – Immediate

3. Strengthening of Matching – Immediate

4. Social Housing – Immediate

5. Scotland Call for Volunteers – Short-term

6. Greater Emphasis on Employability – Short-term

7. Local Welcome – Short-term

8. National Approach to Re-matching – Short-term

9. Refinement of Accommodation Offer – Short-term

10. Warm Welcome Grant – Medium-term

11. Private Rental Assistance – Medium-term

12. Self-matching Infrastructure – Medium-term

13. Modular Housing – Medium-term

14. Approach to Matching – Medium-term

15. Headlease Scheme – Longer-term

16. Research and International Best Practice – Ongoing

This Children’s Rights and Wellbeing Impacts Assessment seeks to identify the impact of the proposed interventions on children and young people, as well as identifying any mitigations that need to be in place. This is an iterative process that will sit alongside other impact assessments officials deem necessary to progress in the event of a significant decision or policy shift.