“I'm ashamed': Brits hit out at refugee scheme delays

AID: Volunteers give out food to refugees at a distribution depot in Zurich

- Berny Torre

KIND-HEARTED Brits hoping to open up their homes to Ukrainian refugees say they are "at their wits' end” over delays, with some accusing the Government of making its visa scheme "as difficult as possible”.

Neil Adams, 54, offered his house to a family of five who were forced to flee their home in northern Ukraine.

The senior lecturer at London South Bank University helped them apply for visas through the Homes for Ukraine Scheme on March 20 but they still haven't arrived. Neil, who is rearranging his home in Wigan, Manchester, to accommodate the family, said: “It makes me feel ashamed at least of our Government.