Preparing for Guests

This section offers tips for hosts on what to do before guests arrive​

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Guides on Finding and Sponsoring Ukrainian Refugees

• Reset UK Toolkit
  An outline of the support that you might need to provide if you welcome refugees through the Homes for Ukraine programme

• UK Government
  Advice and guidance on how to sponsor and support refugees

Pre-Arrival Checklist

• Ensure you have agreed your house rules (see below)

• Ensure everyone is happy with each other's COVID vaccination status

• Ensure your welcome pack is ready including the door key, wifi codes, toiletries etc. Top tip. Try not to leave it as a gift but more in situ so that it is more discreet

• Contact environmental health if you have not already had your home visit carried out

• Consider taking time off in the first couple of weeks to be there for your guest as support as they adapt to their new environment

• Be aware of local Ukrainian support or other guests already arrived as sometimes a native tongue is the most important thing for guests to hear 

• Create a guide detailing how to work all devices in a home such as heating

• Consider having on hand relevant adaptors to allow charging of their devices

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House rules - what should you consider?

• Are there any restrictions around using shared facilities? Including wifi, kitchens, bathrooms?

• Will your guest have free access to the home?

• Is your guest able to have visitors into the home and are there any restrictions around this? 

• Will you allow drinking, smoking or drugs in your home? 

• Are there any limits in terms of making noise in the evening etc?

• How will you co-ordinate/share cooking, laundry and house chores

• Do you want to eat together or separately, and if separately, are you happy for your guests to eat in their room