What lessons has the Welsh Government learnt from its Homes for Ukraine programme?
I am proud that Wales has welcomed just under 7,500 Ukrainians under the Homes for Ukraine scheme, including almost 3,300 under our super sponsor route. Local authorities have supported over 2,500 of our guests who arrived via the super sponsor route to move on to longer-term accommodation, with more than 1,600 now settled in Wales embodying our Nation of Sanctuary approach. The success of the super-sponsor scheme is down to our Team Wales approach, which has seen local authorities, third sector organisations and local communities coming together to collectively support our guests.
Our super sponsor route was developed through learning we gathered from Afghan and asylum schemes. We have iterated and evolved our approach throughout our response since March 2022. I have given regular statements to the Senedd and appeared at Committees to explain how we have adapted our approach. This is an ongoing process to ensure we provide a warm Welsh welcome to any further super sponsor arrivals and to ensure we are ready for future resettlement schemes. We are currently undertaking a refresh of our Nation of Sanctuary Plan which will encapsulate learning from recent schemes.