A year to the day since Russia invaded Ukraine, refugees who fled to the UK feel welcomed but worried about their future, with many finding employment, housing and the language barrier an ongoing challenge.
In the Sanctuary Foundation’s survey of nearly 2,000 Ukrainian refugees living in the UK, nearly all (99%) said they were grateful to be in the country, with nearly one in 10 (9%) planning to stay here permanently.
Nearly half (46%) said they were sad not to be in Ukraine and two in five (19%) said they were definitely planning to return to their country at some point. The vast majority of those surveyed, however, are undecided.
Two thirds of respondents are living with host families and 90% of children are attending British schools.
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