VOLUNTEERS who have offered to house refugee families from Ukraine are being contacted by Denbighshire County Council.

As part of its ongoing commitment to support the UK Resettlement Scheme, the council is contacting all residents who have offered support to those displaced by the conflict.

The council has been working closely with Welsh Government and is making the necessary arrangements to start resettling families from Ukraine as soon as possible.

Denbighshire has a long history of accommodating and supporting refugees; in the last five years, the council has resettled 25 families, made up of 95 individuals, predominantly in response to the refugee crisis in Syria and Afghanistan.

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Ann Lloyd, the council’s interim head of service for community support services, said: “A number of Denbighshire residents have come forward to offer accommodation to those who have been forced to leave Ukraine due to the ongoing conflict.

“On behalf of the council, I would like to thank them for their generosity.

“We are in the process of contacting residents who have offered accommodation to arrange the relevant checks before we can move to the next stage.

“As a council, we are also working to ensure the relevant support is available for families once they arrive in Denbighshire.

“Through Home Office funding, we are well placed to provide the necessary support and have a working group to manage the programme, as well as a dedicated team working directly with families, and additional support from partners in the third sector and from local volunteer groups.”

Sam Rowlands, MS for North Wales, welcomed the update on the resettlement of Ukrainian families in the county.

Mr Rowlands, shadow minister for local government, said: “It is great to see this local support for Ukraine and I am absolutely delighted to hear this latest news and look forward to welcoming Ukrainian families to the area.

“I am sure everyone has seen the harrowing scenes from Ukraine on the news and like me, can’t believe what is happening over there. My heart goes out to everyone involved in the conflict.

“I am pleased by the way local authorities have responded and praise must also go to volunteers who have offered to house families from Ukraine.”

If anyone has any enquiries, or would like to offer accommodation, they should email ukresettlement@denbighshire.gov.uk.

For more information visit: gov.wales/homes-ukraine-guidance-sponsors-html.