Will you sign up to the new refugee sponsorship scheme?

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The Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood is apparently announcing next week a new refugee sponsorship scheme.

It would allow households to privately sponsor refugees from conflict zones.

Applications open this autumn, with the aim of resettling more than 10,000 people.

It’s modelled on Canada’s scheme and the Homes for Ukraine programme.

Sponsors would commit to providing financial, emotional and practical support.

What do people think? I just can't help thinking that with the current pressures on housing, schools, GPs and local services, how this will actually work in practice? Has anyone been involved in the Ukraine sponsorship scheme and can share what it was really like day-to-day?

Curious to hear everyone’s views.

https://www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/article/home-secretary-announce-scheme-refugees-uk-lgdr8ff25

https://researchbriefings.files.parliament.uk/documents/SN01403/SN01403.pdf

No chance. I know 2 families who have hosted a Ukrainian refugee and both been fucked over massively.
Perhaps the 800 residents of Linton-on-Ouse would like to accommodate a few of the 1,500 MEN who are about to be dropped kn their village.
I'm sure the tax payers of Crowborough will give them some tips on enjoying their new guests 😡

Well yeh but it’s Labour’s proposal, now those who talk about wanting to pay more, can.

But did she say she expects people in other countries to pay her way?
I assume she'd work and integrate so there's really no irony.

This allows people to privately sponsor refugees by committing to providing financial, emotional and settlement support for an initial 12 months after a refugee arrives in the country.

Where does it say what you talk about? Ukraine scheme is mentioned and in the home.

No. I don’t want unknown foreign young men from countries with dangerous religious and cultural beliefs in my town, let alone my house!

In my heart, I would be happy to take in a woman to help out but:
No to people I don't know sleeping under my roof with my family. No to men who I don't know, let alone ones who may come from a culture with a very different view of women. No, because I think it would be irresponsible to subject my children to strangers in their home for a range of reasons.

As per Google; in Canada the scheme is used primarily for EXTENDED FAMILY members such as cousins, aunts, uncles and grandparents who don’t qualify via other immigration schemes.

Absolutely not. I would be happy to do things like help someone practice their English, provide basic maths lessons, or do some kind of thing where I show them around, but I would not let a stranger into my home. When I was at uni we used to run a kind of cafe thing where people would come and practice their English, it was supervised and we had some basic training beforehand. We were never alone with them or anything and it was mostly women paired with women and men paired with men. The people who came genuinely wanted to learn and it was a great low pressure supportive environment. I think something like that could actually be really good, but moving strangers in?? Absolutely insane.

I wouldn't have a stranger stay in my home with my two young children unfortunately.

As for financial support, 5 years ago I would have said I'd be happy to. Now I don't think we could stretch to much. The cost of everything is just going up too much 🤷‍♀️

I instinctively think this is a bad idea but am open to having my mind changed by people who've experienced this sort of scheme and can provide some perspective

I think it's a great scheme because it will highlight that all the woke lefties who believe we should support unlimited asylum seekers and not judge one man from Afghanistan/Syria/Sudan by the actions of another absolutely won't let those men into their homes or near their children.

Oh I know someone who doesn't stop going on and on how all refugees should be allowed in, she has two spare rooms and yet I can guarantee she won't let any refugees anywhere near her house.

There should be a few takers on here going by posts.

Hahaha

It's such a huge shame that all those who think it's a great idea can't host any because they 'can't even have any family members to stay'. It's always the case, how strange..

I mean it's a nice idea. But surely not that many people would agree. if I was rich I'd rather sponsor them to do training or pay their rent for x months til they found a job. Or just contribute to their lives financially. But I wouldn't want them living in my house and being my responsibility.

Then you might get dodgy people doing it to try and enslave the vulnerable? I guess that could more easily happen if they just disappeared into the black market.

And this is exactly why this government needs out.

That just means it will be local groups like universities who'll be tasked with finding local people to house refugees, but they could offer them accommodation in ie student halls if they have leftover space

No. I don't think the majority of the UK population has the space or the money to host long term. And that's just for starters!

I would only take a lone child. I'm a single parent and wouldn't be happy with a stranger in my house.

That's exactly what it says.

You sign up with a local group like a church or university to house a refugee.

The community group is the middle man.

There's a hell of a lot of NIMBY (or NIMSR not in my spare room) people... They never put their money where their mouth is. They expect other people to take the responsibility however shout very loud if you don't agree with their views.

Crazy scheme. Even if there are some virtue signalling do-gooders signing up for it, it's not fair on the rest of us. These people will need healthcare, dental appointments, maybe mental health support, long term they'll probably need social housing.

All of our public services are stretched to the limit and we are one of the most nature depleted countries in the world. We don't need 1000s more people coming into the country, especially when we have over a million young people unemployed.

They are.

That’s what is supposed to be happening. Imagine if your mum was somewhere dangerous and she had to go to an embassy and apply for a visa and then wait and go in again for an interview and what not. Now that barrier has been removed. You can bring your family in to your home.