DMITRIY

One member charity used DEC funds to support a large-scale ‘cash for shelter’ project in co-ordination with the Government of Ukraine to help incentivise hosts to continue providing accommodation to internally displaced people across Ukraine as the conflict dragged on. Through the scheme, which in some respects mirrors the UK Government’s ‘Homes for Ukraine’, the hosts received a monthly payment per person staying with them to help cover expenses. DEC funds were used over the six months of the reporting to support hosts in providing secure accommodation to 374,600 displaced people. This scheme represents the majority of the DEC expenditure on shelter support inside Ukraine in this reporting period.

Some DEC member charities supported people with ‘cash for protection’ to assist those whose situation makes them particularly vulnerable, including but not limited to exploitation