Tens of thousands of Ukrainian refugees could come to the UK and each local council will get more than £10,000 per individual, Michael Gove told Sky News.
The housing and levelling up secretary, who is in charge of the Ukrainian refugee scheme, also said the UK has now processed “more than 3,000” visas for Ukrainians fleeing the war with Russia.
He initially told the Sophy Ridge on Sunday programme that 300,000 visas had been approved but corrected the number after being questioned, as the total on Thursday was just 1,035.
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Asked to estimate how many refugees could come to the UK through the scheme, he said: “Tens of thousands.”
Mr Gove added: “For each individual who comes, just over £10,000 per individual will be available to local authorities.
“And then there’ll be additional payments for those children who are of school age and need to be accommodated within the education system.
“Everyone will have access to full NHS care, including mental health.”
Key developments
- ‘Invaders’ are trying to turn Kherson into a breakaway region, Zelenskyy says
- Russia ‘installs new mayor in city of Melitopol’
- Britons who host refugees will get £350-a-month ‘thank you’ from the government
- Russian forces appear to be making progress in their advance on Kyiv
- Mariupol’s situation is becoming critical after a 12-day blockade, officials said
- Russia warns that it now considers Western arms shipments to Ukraine ‘legitimate’ military targets
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