Ukraine Sponsorship Scheme in Scotland: statistics - March 2023

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Experimental statistics are statistics which are published in order to involve users and stakeholders in their development and as a means to build in quality at an early stage.

This report, and accompanying tables, will be published regularly, and the content and quality will continue to be reviewed and improved.

The Scottish Government initiative, offer to host, which launched on 28 November 2022, allows people to volunteer a place to stay for displaced people from Ukraine and replaces the previous expressions of interest process initiated by UK government. Offer to host aims to improve both the user experience for hosts and the efficiency of the overall service by collecting all information required in a single step, and then passing it on to local authorities for hosts checks shortly after submission. The Scottish Government are currently reviewing data and analysis on the offer to host initiative. Analysis of the hosts/properties that have come through the offer to host process is currently under development. An update on this data will be provided in due course.

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Additional sources

On 23 February 2023, the Department for Levelling up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC) published an analysis of visa data by age and sex of applicants to the Ukraine Sponsorship Scheme and the Ukraine Family Scheme: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/homes-for-ukraine-sponsorship-scheme-and-ukraine-family-scheme-visa-data-by-age-and-sex-of-applicant

Latest data on applications, visas issued and arrivals in the UK (including Ukraine Family Scheme is published weekly by the Home Office: Ukraine Visa Schemes: visa data - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

Office for National Statistic (ONS) have released experimental statistics on sponsors’ experiences of Ukraine Sponsorship Scheme. These cover hosting arrangements, sponsor characteristics, support provided, sponsor intentions and challenges: Experiences of Homes for Ukraine scheme sponsors - follow-up, UK - Office for National Statistics

ONS have also published experimental statistics on experiences of visa holders entering the UK under the Ukraine Humanitarian Schemes: Visa holders entering the UK under the Ukraine Humanitarian Schemes – Follow-up survey: 17 October to 7 November 2022 - Office for National Statistics (ons.gov.uk)

In addition, ONS have published an ad hoc release on experiences of visa holders entering the UK under the Ukraine Humanitarian Schemes in employment and English language proficiency by region: Visa holders entering the UK under the Ukraine Humanitarian Schemes - Employment and English language proficiency: 17 October to 7 November 2022 - Office for National Statistics (ons.gov.uk)