More than 165 East Riding hosts have taken in around 380 Ukrainians since last year but finding them permanent homes has proved difficult, according to council officials.
East Riding Council says the current number of East Riding Homes for Ukraine scheme hosts is 111 as some arrivals have since moved on.
Council Housing Manager Nicola Sworowski said the East Riding’s response had been brilliant but pressures on available housing has made it harder for them to find a permanent home.
The Government launched Homes for Ukraine scheme in March last year weeks after Russia invaded the country.
The scheme allows households to link up with a Ukrainian to offer those forced to flee the country a place to stay in their homes.
East Riding Council receives £10,500 for every Ukrainian taken in and offers them financial support when they move on from their hosts into their own accommodation.
Hosts receive payments of £350 a month in the first year and £500 afterwards.
Some arrivals have since settled in the East Riding after putting down roots in communities such as their children attending local schools.
Others have settled elsewhere in the UK or have gone back to Ukraine.
But the report to councillors stated those looking to settle had struggled to find private rentals and because of their short time in the UK.
A total of 180,900 applications have been made under the Ukrainian Sponsorship Scheme which Homes for Ukraine is part of, with 151,500 visas granted as of Tuesday, January 31.
The number of visas issued under that scheme and the Ukraine Family Scheme which links arrivals with relatives already in the UK was 217,000, with 265,500 applications made.
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