No less than 1,520 refugees from Ukraine are being housed in non permanent lodging throughout Scotland, in keeping with analysis from the Scottish Conservatives.
An investigation by the celebration has revealed 20% of refugees who fled to Scotland had been nonetheless awaiting matches with sponsors as a part of the Tremendous Sponsor Scheme.
Info obtained from freedom of data requests to native authorities confirmed that 1,518 folks and one household had been nonetheless ready in non permanent lodging as of June 2022.
The Metropolis of Edinburgh Council was the one native authority to not reply to the request, because it stated it didn't have entry to the figures.
It's important that Ukrainians who've fled the warfare are capable of finding an actual group in Scotland the place they'll rebuild their livesMiles Briggs, Scottish Tories
Nevertheless, the celebration instructed that as a result of between 1600 and 1700 refugees in Edinburgh are being housed on the MS Victoria, it's doubtless that the true determine throughout the nation is even larger.
Councils in Aberdeen, Glasgow, Highland and Renfrewshire reported that the variety of folks residing in non permanent lodging is sitting at greater than 70%.
The Scottish Conservatives have now referred to as on the Scottish Authorities to behave so as to discover properties for Ukrainians searching for security.
The celebration’s housing spokesperson, Miles Briggs, stated: “This scheme was supposed to supply refugees a way of stability, however right now hundreds are nonetheless going through an unsure future with out a sponsor.
“It's important that Ukrainians who've fled the warfare are capable of finding an actual group in Scotland the place they'll rebuild their lives.
“But this will solely occur if sponsorship is being correctly promoted, one thing which the SNP Authorities is failing to do.
“We can't be allowed to easily neglect about these refugees, and extra should be finished to settle them correctly.
“That's the reason we're calling on the SNP Authorities to behave now to advertise sponsorship and assist susceptible refugees discover a residence.”
Neil Grey, minister with particular obligations for refugees from Ukraine, stated: “We're happy that thanks largely to our Tremendous Sponsor Scheme, we at the moment are offering protected lodging to extra displaced folks from Ukraine per head of inhabitants than some other a part of the UK.
“For the reason that battle started, virtually 15,000 folks with a Scottish sponsor have arrived, representing 17.6% of all UK arrivals, essentially the most per head of any of the 4 nations. Greater than 11,500 of those arrivals are via the Scottish Authorities’s profitable Tremendous Sponsor Scheme.
“The Scottish Authorities is offering lodging that's protected and sustainable while individuals are ready to be matched to appropriate longer-term lodging.
“Important motion is underway to extend the non permanent lodging capability in addition to enhance the matching system to maximise the quantity of people that will be positioned with volunteer hosts who've accomplished the mandatory safeguarding checks.”