a bbc news investigation into the government s homes for ukraine scheme has found that some would be hosts with a reported history of violence are trying to exploit the system. they ve been making contact with women fleeing the russian invasion to arrange possible placements, using refugee support groups on facebook. the bbc also found that some ukrainians have been placed in unsuitable and unsanitary housing. we can talk now to robina qureshi, chief executive of positive action in housing which pioneered the room for refugees scheme in 2002 a network which matches refugees with hosts. thank you forjoining us. first, what do you make of these findings? you re not surprised, i gather? m0. you re not surprised, i gather? no,
really at levels nobody predicted a few months ago. few months ago. it really does underline few months ago. it really does underline quite few months ago. it really does underline quite how few months ago. it really does underline quite how many - few months ago. it really does - underline quite how many implement implications arrive at theirs. we are grateful for your time, implications arrive at theirs. we are gratefulfor your time, thank are grateful for your time, thank you are gratefulfor your time, thank you very much. hilary ingham, lecturer at university of lancaster. elsewhere. a bbc news investigation into the government s homes for ukraine scheme has found that some would be hosts with a reported history of violence are trying to exploit the system. the men have been making contact with women fleeing the russian invasion to arrange possible placements, using refugee support groups on facebook. with me is our correspondent, angus crawford. it is astonishing this, isn
thank you very much for that. - more now on our top story as millions of refugees flee the conflict in ukraine, a bbc news investigation into the british government s homes for ukraine scheme has found that some would be hosts with a reported history of violence are trying to exploit the system. they ve been making contact with women fleeing the russian invasion to arrange possible placements, using refugee support groups on facebook. the bbc also found that some ukrainians have been placed in unsuitable and unsanitary housing. earlier i spoke to robina qureshi, chief executive of positive action in housing which pioneered the room for refugees scheme in 2002, a network which matches refugees with hosts. i asked her what she made of the findings. we are shocked that still even basic dbs checks detecting that a single man offering a room to a single woman has not been picked up or stopped.