Sponsorship arrangements between Ukrainian refugees and hosts who offered them accommodation in Northern Ireland have broken down in 185 cases, leaving some seeking a new home
Mariana Dzherelenko and her teenage son are looking for a new home after their sponsorship arrangement broke downSponsorship arrangements between Ukrainian refugees and hosts who offered them accommodation have broken down in 185 cases in Northern Ireland.after the war began in February.But in 14 cases Ukrainian nationals became homeless and had to be provided with temporary accommodation.
Ms Dzherelenko said: "In Ukraine I had my own business. It was a cafe bakery. Also I worked [as a] business coach."Image caption,They arrived in Northern Ireland in June and were matched with a host in County Down who offered them the use of his second home. However, the relationship between Ms Dzherelenko and her host began to sour during the months that followed.She is homeless and sleeping on a sofa in a Ukrainian friend's home in County Antrim.
She said her son's only wish was to live with her again, no matter where, and he has even asked her if it was possible to return to Ukraine.Mariana and her son are living about 60 miles apart and desperately want to live together again She would prefer to rent somewhere where she and her son could live independently in the longer term but is finding the rental market difficult to access.Mariana has been volunteering with an organisation that sends aid trucks to Ukraine
In relation to what happens after the initial six-month period elapses, she said the NIHE "has put in place a team and a process to assist Ukrainians nationals where sponsorship arrangements have broken down" and that team would "explore alternative accommodation options".
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