MS, Cabinet Secretary for Social
Justice, Trefnydd and Chief Whip: Today, I am pleased to announce
a £53,100 funding award for Settled. This award will support the
delivery of a Ukraine Immigration Advice Service in Wales from
September 2025 to July 2026. This investment will help people who
fled the full-scale invasion of Ukraine by Putin and arrived in
Wales through the Homes for Ukraine route, to continue living in
Wales.
The Welsh Government is responding to an increased demand for
specialist assistance for complex immigration advice. The service
will ensure some of our most vulnerable Ukrainian guests have
access to immigration advice to continue living in Wales.
TheUkraine Immigration Advice Service will provide complex legal
advice casework, complemented by an accessible online workshop.
The comprehensive support will extend the impact and reach of the
advice service, offering much-needed support to individuals
requiring additional assistance while empowering people with less
complex cases to manage their visa applications independently.
Our collaboration with Settled on this vital initiative
underlines our commitment to ensure the provision of immigration
legal advice in Wales, delivering on our commitment in the Nation
of Sanctuary chapter of the Anti-racist Wales Action Plan.
I remain grateful to our key delivery partners for continuing to
make our Team Wales approach to welcoming guests from Ukraine –
and supporting integration in our communities – a reality.
This statement is being issued during recess in order to keep
members informed. Should members wish me to make a further
statement or to answer questions on this when the Senedd returns
I would be happy to do so.
