Privacy notices - Ukrainian Sponsor Thank You Payment

Sponsors will be eligible for the optional ‘thank you payment’ of £350 per month if the sponsorship arrangement exists for up to 12 months in total.

There will be a maximum of one monthly payment per address, paid in arrears, regardless of the number of guests being hosted and regardless of size or location of the property.

This payment is tax free and does not affect your entitlement to benefits or your council tax status.

This payment will be administered by The Highland Council.

We will use existing data and the evidence uploaded by you to verify the information provided and to detect fraudulent claims.

If you don’t provide personal data we will be unable to pay the Grant into your bank account.

Official Authority. We process personal data because we have authority to do so (Article 6(1)(e) of GDPR).

• View personal data
• Change personal data
• Delete personal data
• Restrict processing of personal data

Find out more about your rights

Information is shared with the Scottish Government.

The current year plus 6 years.

Your personal information is not subject to automated decision making or profiling.

The data controller is The Highland Council.

Data Protection Officer
Highland Council Headquarters
Glenurquhart Road
Inverness
IV3 5NX
01463 702029

dpo@highland.gov.uk

If you are unhappy with the way we have processed your personal information you can contact the Information Commissioner:

Information Commissioner's Office
Wycliffe House
Water Lane
Wilmslow
Cheshire
SK9 5AF
Tel: 0303 123 1113
https://ico.org.uk/global/contact-us/