Warm Scots Welcome programme: equality impact assessment

Equality Impact Assessment for policy changes to reduce reliance on welcome accommodation.

Title of policy:

Revisions to the welcome accommodation offer for displaced people from Ukraine sponsored by the Scottish Government under the Homes for Ukraine Super Sponsor Scheme.

Summary of aims and desired outcomes of Policy:

Between December 2022 and April 2025 various revisions were made to the welcome offer for displaced people from Ukraine sponsored by the Scottish Government under the Super Sponsor Scheme.

These revisions were aimed at supporting displaced people to transition from temporary welcome accommodation into longer-term housing that better supports positive outcomes, and at improving the financial sustainability of the Warm Scots Welcome programme.

Directorate: Directorate for Equality, Inclusion and Human Rights

Division: Refugees, Resettlement and Asylum Division

Team: Ukraine Resettlement