What has happened to the refugees taken in under the UK's Homes for Ukraine scheme?

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While some pairings have led to great success, a charity estimates one in 10 Ukrainian refugees staying in English households have left before the minimum six-month period. By Becky Cotterill and Mustakim Hasnath As the war in Ukraine rages on, Sky News has spoken to refugees who fled to the UK months ago and moved in with strangers who'd opened up their homes. Most are still staying with those who took them in, but some face having nowhere to live if they remain in the UK. UK hosts who signed up to the 'Homes for Ukraine' scheme were asked to provide accommodation to refugees for a minimum of six months. For many households that timeframe has, or is about to, elapse. A total of 94,900 Ukrainians have come to the UK to stay with British families since the war began. Hosts couldn't charge their guests rent, but they have received monthly payments of £350 from the government. Ilona Lemekha was one of the first Ukrainians to arrive in the UK under the visa scheme in March. She was placed