![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wiltshire-councils-new-homes-plan-to-help-ukraine-refugees/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/127515408_annahome.jpg&description=Image caption, Anna Grunicheva and her sons now live near Marlborough, having fled their home in Odessa, UkraineUkrainian refugees facing an uncertain future could be helped through a scheme in Wiltshire with the council buying homes to lease to them.Currently many live with families in the county, but the six-month periods with their hosts are coming to an end.Some councils are using government grants to help pay rent, or increase support for hosts.But Wiltshire says it wants to try an "innovative" longer term solution.The Homes for Ukraine scheme was set up by the government to help thousands of those fleeing Russia's invasion of Ukraine, with hosts asks to provide accommodation for a minimum of six months.At the start of this month, Wiltshire had 377 Ukrainian refugee families - around 900 people in total - living in the county.Concerns have been raised Wiltshire hasn't been doing enough to help people prepare for the next steps and there is a fear refugees will become homeless.However some, like Anna Grunicheva and her two teenage sons, have successfully moved out of their host's home into rented accommodation in West Overton near Marlborough.Image caption, Anna and her former host Richard and their families remain close"They're very happy here because we're safe," she told BBC Radio Wiltshire, having recently started a job in a café.Other Ukrainians here need "lessons on English, social help, we need money and a good landlord who will accept us with a not-so-perfect story," Ms Grunicheva says.Her former host family lives just around the corner and can still help them out."We've had a fantastic experience, they're like family now," says host Richard Ramsden. But he says many others he knows are "struggling to find places to move to after the initial six months" and says "the thing that comes up time and time again is help for the next step".Councils are given £10,000 in instalments by central government to fund support for each Ukrainian refugee, to pay for hous){kind=link}
Ukrainian refugees facing an uncertain future could be helped through a scheme in Wiltshire with the council buying homes to lease to them.
Currently many live with families in the county, but the six-month periods with their hosts are coming to an end.
Some councils are using government grants to help pay rent, or increase support for hosts.
But Wiltshire says it wants to try an “innovative” longer term solution.
The Homes for Ukraine scheme was set up by the government to help thousands of those fleeing Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, with hosts asks to provide accommodation for a minimum of six months.