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Figures show only 12,000 refugees from Ukraine have arrived in the UK so far out of the 3.7 million who have fled since Russia’s invasion began

The unimaginable tragedy of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has forced 4.5 million Ukrainian refugees to flee into neighbouring countries, seeking protection. They’ve been met with overwhelming support and generosity by ordinary people offering clothes, food, transport and even their homes.

Lauren Corbishley applied to the scheme on March 18 to bring three members of a Ukrainian family to the UK and is still waiting to hear back.

Dozens of Homes for Ukraine matches are understood to have broken down

Data published on Friday showed just 570 visas relating to Scottish sponsors have been issued out of 43,600 applications.

Letters: Ukrainians fleeing war and the British families trying to help them face a bureaucratic nightmare under the Homes for Ukraine scheme, writes Kate Williams. Plus letters from Neal Ascherson, Stephen Tyrer and an anonymous refugee host

Despite a dedicated scheme allowing refugees to travel without a sponsor host, Home Office delays in issuing visas has kept the numbers of those arriving very low.

Ministers have apologised after criticism that visa schemes are not working fast enough

The British government is defending its Ukraine refugee policy despite figures indicating that only 12,000 Ukrainians fleeing the war have arrived in the U.K. The figure from the government includes 10,800 people who came to join family members in Britain, and just 1,200 under the Homes for Ukraine program set…