More than a 150 families who were made homeless by the Grenfell Tower fire still don’t have a home 16 months after the blaze which killed 72 people.

Figures have shown that 151 households are still living in temporary or emergency accommodation, including 25 who have been living in a hotel for more than a year.

At the time of the fire, the Government promised to rehouse everyone who was living in social housing within 12 months.

More than 150 families are still waiting to be housed (Picture: PA)

The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea Council made no promises on timings, but have bought over 300 properties for affected families, reports the Evening Standard.


A government spokesperson said the pace of rehousing was ‘not acceptable’, but that it had taken time for the council to buy and complete homes.

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Shadow housing minister John Healey obtained the figures which showed 204 families from the Grenfell Tower and Grenfell Walk needed new homes.



Of these, only 130 have been moved into permanent housing, with 22 living in hotels and 39 living in emergency accommodation and 35 in temporary accommodation.

Shadow housing minister John Healey obtained the figures (Picture: REX/Shutterstock)

In addition, another 161 families who were living in the Walkways blocks were offered a new home, but so far only two have moved.

Mr Healey called the figures a ‘national disgrace’ and said: ‘You can’t rebuild your life from a hostel or hotel room, but this is what too many survivors are still trying to do.’

Kim Taylor-Smith, deputy leader of the Tory-run council said: ‘We continue to work closely with the Government and have a good and open relationship with the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government.

‘We are working with people with understandably complex needs. We face two choices — either to work to resolve individual issues, problems and challenges step-by-step — or to set another arbitrary deadline and then to force people out into permanent housing.

‘We will work with people and support them. There are no deadlines.’

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