Govt announces Ukrainian style scheme to bring thousands more migrants to UK

Madgran77

From BBC report" Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood said the new system would protect "genuine refugees" while "closing loopholes that have been too often abused".

Makes sense!!

Absolutely.

I fail to understand, since the assessments are done in the country of origin
People are assuming the same risk levels of irregular migration
and this will mean that women or refugee families can apply so reduce single men only arrivals

Sheesh, people are still saying the same as if they were irregular arrivals.

CatsWhiskas

I assume you've never travelled on a road or been in a plane, if you're so risk-averse.

What a thoroughly nasty comment. You know full well FGT has done both, are you trying to belittle her aversion to the risk of taking a stranger into her home? Do we assume you will be offering a home to a refugee since you're obviously not risk averse at all?

mumofmadboys

To put the record right you get £350 per month if you house one refugee or four

Are you supposed to feed a family for a month off that?

There are lots of ways of welcoming asylum seekers that don't involve taking them into your home.

From BBC report" Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood said the new system would protect "genuine refugees" while "closing loopholes that have been too often abused".

Makes sense!!

Cast your minds back a few months ago, there was a chat about a young Afghan student who was trying to get a visa to study here. Some of us sent emails about it, but no luck. Maybe time to resend that message ✍️

'When you say nothing at all' 🎶
Just finishing a song.

LemonJam thank you for posing some pertinent questions there.

I look forward to reading the answers.

Primrose as OP- you are evidently aware that asylum seekers from worn torn Sudan and Eritrea are not white.

Bearing in mind their legal right to seek asylum under the 1951 UN Convention, do you object to these refugees from Sudan and Eritrea entering the UK via the proposed scheme you outline that will be presented to parliament next week?

Or would prefer Sudan and Eritrean asylum seekers instead them to rock up at a UK Border, by small boat, after a perilous, expensive boat trafficked journey, be housed in either a military barracks, hotel or HMO, and not able to work?

Or are you saying those in worn torn countries like Sudan and Eritrea shouldn't be allowed the human right to seek asylum in the UK the first place?

Or are you saying only white asylum seekers should be allowed to seek asylum/refuge in the UK like the Ukrainians?

Primrose53

Wyllow3

Oh, FGT - tell that to the hundreds and thousands of women and children abused emotionally or/and sexually by our white male and sometimes female population.

"no, you're not in danger"
"not at risk"

So easy to see the mote in "An Other's" eye.
So easy to spread fear
So easy to create an atmosphere where gross generalisations are made on race.

Just take the example in Belfast where rabid far right thugs fire bombed perfectly ordinary families in their terraced homes

Because they were not white.

Here we go …… it’s nothing to do with them not being white.
A lot of Afghans and Iranians are white.

In Belfast, it certainly was to do with the people inside not being white.

They are considering a small amount of people to start with. It provides a legal route and they think this will deter small boat crossing. They will be sponsored by universities, businesses and charities. So they will be well supported and integrated into communities, training and work..

Wyllow3

Oh, FGT - tell that to the hundreds and thousands of women and children abused emotionally or/and sexually by our white male and sometimes female population.

"no, you're not in danger"
"not at risk"

So easy to see the mote in "An Other's" eye.
So easy to spread fear
So easy to create an atmosphere where gross generalisations are made on race.

Just take the example in Belfast where rabid far right thugs fire bombed perfectly ordinary families in their terraced homes

Because they were not white.

Here we go …… it’s nothing to do with them not being white.
A lot of Afghans and Iranians are white.

MT62

Primrose53

I believe mainly from Eritrea and Sudan.

Be interesting to see how many migrant supporters on here offer to take them into their homes!

If it’s the same as Ukrainian scheme you will get paid about £380 a month.

Getting ready for the usual excuses - haven’t got a spare room, can’t afford it, I live in a flat, I am too old, my second cousin twice removed lives with me etc etc. 🤣

It’s hilarious what excuses these do- gooders come up with, isn’t it.
I’ve seen them on their little ‘All migrants welcome’ marches being interviewed if they would offer accommodation. Every person the interviewer asked if they would home a migrant stuttered & stammered with an excuse why they couldn’t 😂 such hypocrisy.
One woman in France who did take in a migrant, ended up trashing her home.
She ended up sofa surfing at Friends homes as she couldn’t get him out 😂

Exactly what I meant MT62. I watched that footage too and there wasn’t one person who said they WOULD be taking in a migrant. Like I said all happy to be placard waving but when it comes down to it none of them are willing to house a migrant hence the excuses. IF they really want to welcome migrants they would fit them in somewhere. IT’s all BS and waffle.
Just saying it like it is!

Oh, FGT - tell that to the hundreds and thousands of women and children abused emotionally or/and sexually by our white male and sometimes female population.

"no, you're not in danger"
"not at risk"

So easy to see the mote in "An Other's" eye.
So easy to spread fear
So easy to create an atmosphere where gross generalisations are made on race.

Just take the example in Belfast where rabid far right thugs fire bombed perfectly ordinary families in their terraced homes

Because they were not white.

I assume you've never travelled on a road or been in a plane, if you're so risk-averse.

FriedGreenTomatoes2

‘Many’ isn’t good enough. I couldn’t imagine taking any kind of risk, however minuscule with my family.

That's up to you. Nobody's forcing you. Thank goodness some people will take the risk, even though it's obviously not for you.

‘Many’ isn’t good enough. I couldn’t imagine taking any kind of risk, however minuscule with my family.

Nobody's forcing you, FriedGreenTomatoes.

One "bad apple" shouldn't mean that everybody is stereotyped.

Men are more likely to commit violent and sexual crimes. People from dysfunctional families are likely to commit all sorts of crimes.

That doesn't mean that all men or all people from dysfunctional families commit crimes. Thank goodness they don't all get stereotyped and many end up leading good lives.

I hope those that are less supportive and understanding are not seeking to disparage the views of those that support refugees or the support offered to those refugees arriving in the UK from terrible worn torn places in the world such as Sudan and Eritrea. That would be unpleasant

It would indeed be a sadness to tar all who arrive on our shores with the same brush LemonJam and yet as we can all appreciate, it only takes one bad apple or one tortured male soul who has witnessed unimaginable cruelties and now has severe mental health issues to make a kind person wary.

Sadly it’s happened before and I will do so again.

I’d not be prepared to take the risk. Sorry.

There has been quite a decline in the number of legal migrants too under this current government but I don’t expect the Daily Fail or the Excess to tell you that.

Contact Refugees at Home there are other organisations also. This is not a new thing. I know someone who has offered accommodation to various refugees as they arrived in the UK for over 14 years. Support such as you mention ronib around the house and garden often offered and welcomed. There are many that have good hearts and wish to support such refugees. I hope those that are less supportive and understanding are not seeking to disparage the views of those that support refugees or the support offered to those refugees arriving in the UK from terrible worn torn places in the world such as Sudan and Eritrea. That would be unpleasant

Agreed LemonJam.

I have a friend who has done this through a church charity. She lives alone and has offered refuge for several asylum seekers over the years.

As well as her having a good heart, she’s found that the refugees are also extremely kind hearted and grateful. They’ve helped her with gardening, cleaning, shopping and even decorating.

I’ve only heard her speak highly of the people she’s housed.

People don’t seem to realise that over 90% of migrants arrive here legally anyway thanks to one B Johnson and his “ take back control “ lie.

Nice photo on the BBC website of people welcoming refugees to the UK this afternoon.

Shabana Mahmood’s immigration bill sets out plans to speed up the opening of new, capped safe and legal routes that will permit refugees to come to the UK. She will introduce the legislation next Tuesday which will also set new limits on immigration claims on human rights grounds and under modern slavery law. It would allow organisations like universities, community groups and businesses to sponsor refugees who applied to come to the UK, a model based on Canada's asylum system.

The bill will include two safe and legal routes for refugees to open from the autumn – a sponsorship scheme allowing community groups to identify refugees to support, and a university student scheme with applications taking place within months and refugees arriving next year. A similar scheme in Canada on which the community sponsorship is based has allowed 400,000 refugees to enter the country since 1979.

Analysis of the latest immigration statistics shows a 50% drop in refugees arriving on safe and legal routes in the first quarter of 2026 compared with the same period in 2025. Just over 3,600 people were granted protection through resettlement schemes or family reunification.

Critics point out that families fleeing war and persecution have almost no safe and legal way to reach the UK, increasing the risk that they will be driven towards dangerous journeys out of desperation to find safety and reunite with loved ones. A Labour source said: “The home secretary’s belief is we must play our humanitarian role to provide safe harbour to those fleeing peril. “That is why we will open new, safe and legal routes for genuine refugees. These will be modest at first, they will grow in time, with the aim of thousands of refugees a year eventually coming to build a new life here in Britain once border control is established

The latest measures, announced on Friday night, draw on Canada's community sponsorship scheme, which has successfully resettled almost 400,000 refugees since being introduced in 1979. In Canada, 70% of sponsored refugees find work within a year - 30% higher than those resettled through government schemes, according to the Home Office.

The government has been under pressure to reduce the number of asylum seekers being housed in hotels at the taxpayers' expense, while illegal small boat arrivals have also undermined public confidence in the asylum system.

The new routes would allow a wider number of organisations to support those who arrive, including trusted universities" and community groups such as churches - though the full scope of which groups would be accepted is not yet clear. These organisations would be responsible for providing support to refugees in finding housing and work

MT62

Yes I do pre bombing & all the new infrastructure afterwards.
Use to be a treat shopping & going for a meal there.
I missed my bus once on a Sunday winter evening. I was frightened as it just seemed to be men hanging about.
I wouldn’t go there now as I wouldn’t feel safe.

In that case, you obviously didn't go to the rough parts, of which I can assure you there were many. Manchester and Liverpool city centres have had men hanging about and sleeping in the streets since I was a child (and probably for a long time before that).

ronib

As an older person, I would welcome some help around the house… and garden. £380 is a very small rental for a room in the south east so it would be a good solution possibly if a few hours gardening and cleaning becomes part of the contract? Or not?

Contact Refugees at Home there are other organisations also. This is not a new thing. I know someone who has offered accommodation to various refugees as they arrived in the UK for over 14 years. Support such as you mention ronib around the house and garden often offered and welcomed.

There are many that have good hearts and wish to support such refugees. I hope those that are less supportive and understanding are not seeking to disparage the views of those that support refugees or the support offered to those refugees arriving in the UK from terrible worn torn places in the world such as Sudan and Eritrea. That would be unpleasant.