An Enormous Scandal Between Ukrainian Refugees and British Hosts

Ukrainian refugees and British hosts have hit out at the Homes for Ukraine scheme that has seen families on both sides feeling abandoned by the British government.

A British mother who opened her door to two Ukrainians says she feels 'totally used and underappreciated' and has vowed to 'never again' take part in the scheme.

Clara Maguire, 54, from Poole, Dorset, is one of a growing number of Britons who have quit the programme following a breakdown in relations with their displaced guests.

Others claim they have been 'duped' by 'non-vulnerable' Ukrainians, while many have yet to receive a penny of the monthly £350 payments promised by the government - some six months after Vladimir Putin's tanks rolled over the border.

Meanwhile, Ludmila Zosym, 44, a mother from Kiev, has hit out at some of the claims, saying it is the British hosts who cannot understand what her people are going through, as they have never fled from war.