Government minister Michael Gove said the funding cuts were a result of “broader pressures on public finances”.

The UK has told Westminster that plans to cut funding for counseling for Ukrainian refugees are “counterproductive” and “short-sighted”.

Government minister Michael Gove believes that the reduction from £10,500 per person to £5,900 is the result of “broader pressures on public finances”, writes Sky News.

In a letter from Scottish Minister for Ukraine Neil Gray and Welsh Social Justice Minister Jane Hutt, they asked for an “urgent” review of the decision.

“The announced changes amount to a reduction in funding available to help people fleeing Putin’s illegal war in Ukraine to settle in a new home,” the letter said.

“In the face of ongoing and urgent need, it is counterproductive and short-sighted to cut vital funding available to provide public services to the most vulnerable. This will place extreme and unacceptable pressure on local authorities during an unprecedented cost-of-living crisis,” the letter said.

“Those who arrive from Ukraine deserve the same care and support that we provide to those who arrive from Afghanistan or under the UK resettlement program,” the ministers believe.

A spokeswoman for the UK government said: “Councils have received £1.1 billion under the Housing for Ukraine program to support the arrivals and they have a duty to ensure that families are not left homeless .”

“Ministers and officials meet regularly with their counterparts in the autonomous governments, and we will continue to work closely with them to provide Ukrainians and their hosts with the support they need,” she said.

Ukrainian refugees in Britain

Immigration to Great Britain has soared to a record level: for the year, from June 2021 to June 2022, the difference between those who came and left was 504 thousand people. A third came – citizens of Ukraine, who were forced to leave their homeland due to the Russian invasion.

Shortly after the start of the Russian invasion, the British government announced its intention to accept as many Ukrainian refugees as possible. For this, London opened three schemes: under one of them (“Ukraine Family Scheme”), relatives of the country’s residents can come to Britain, under another (“Homes for Ukraine”) – those who find a sponsor who is ready to accommodate them. The third scheme allows those Ukrainians who already had a British visa to extend their stay in Great Britain.