Ukrainians 'living in windowless cabins for months' under Scottish Government refugee scheme
Thousands of Ukrainian refugees are "living in limbo" after spending as long as seven months in windowless rooms on cruise ships, the British Red Cross has warned.
The super sponsorship scheme, which allowed Ukrainians to select the Scottish Government as their sponsor and receive a visa to travel to Scotland immediately, had unexpectedly high numbers of applications, the British Red Cross said. But the charity warned the scheme cannot the demand and the charity has called on the Scottish Government to rectify this for future efforts.
There are plans in place to move people from one of the ships by the end of this month, but the contract for the Edinburgh ship has been extended until the end of June, the charity said. Rob Murray, British Red Cross director for Scotland, said many Ukrainians are "still living in limbo" and are unable to properly settle in Scotland.
"It's important that all governments reflect on lessons from the past year to improve schemes for Ukrainians still settling in Scotland and ensure future safe routes meet people's needs on arrival." Scottish politics Neil Gray, minister with special responsibility for refugees from Ukraine, said: "Since the start of the illegal war against Ukraine, more than 23,000 people with a Scottish sponsor have arrived in the UK, the most per head of any of the four nations and equivalent to the population of Arbroath or Bathgate.
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