The government has changed the law from 22/3/2022 to allow Ukrainian refugees to claim Universal Credit and disability benefits as soon as they come to the UK. This includes- Income Support, Jobseeker’s Allowance, State Pension Credit, Housing Benefit, Employment and Support Allowance, Universal Credit, Carers Allowance, Attendance Allowance and Disability Living Allowance. Here's the explanatory memorandum.
The government says with regards to capital- 'Available capital in the form of savings and investments will be taken into account in the normal way. Legislation already provides for capital assets held overseas only to be taken into account on the basis of their market value: clearly assets such as property owned in Ukraine have no market value at the current time.'
The refugees should also be able to work on arrival.
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