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Dozens of families affected by the Grenfell Tower fire are still waiting for new homes, it has emerged, as the Government today put pressure on council chiefs to speed up the rehousing.

Figures show 151 households are in emergency or temporary accommodation 16 months after the blaze, which killed 72 people. Of these, 25 households are living in hotels.

A government spokesman today said the pace of rehousing was “not acceptable”.

In July last year, the Government promised to rehouse everyone who was affected and lived in social housing within 12 months. The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea Council did not make a promise on timing but have bought over 300 properties for just over 200 families.

But the spokesman added that it had taken time for the authority to buy, exchange and complete homes.

According to figures obtained by shadow housing minister John Healey, 204 households from Grenfell Tower and Grenfell Walk needed new homes after the fire.

Of these, 130 households have moved into permanent housing. But 39 remain in emergency accommodation, including 22 households living in hotels, and another 35 are in temporary accommodation.

Further to this, 161 households living in the Walkways blocks — Brandon Walk, Testerton Walk and Hurstway Walk, Treadgold House and Bramley House — were offered new homes. Of these, just two households have moved into permanent housing. A total of 72 households are still in temporary accommodation, while five are in emergency homes — three in hotels and two in serviced apartments. The rest have ended up staying in their original homes.

Mr Healey, who obtained the figures from Housing Secretary James Brokenshire, said it was a “national disgrace”. He added: “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, the deputy leader of the Tory-run local authority, said the matter was not simple.

He 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.”

Housing minister Kit Malthouse said: “We have been clear the council must work quickly and carefully to find suitable permanent accommodation for those who have lost their homes, and are continuing to support them in rehousing survivors.”

Kensington and Chelsea council said it has so far bought 307 new homes for Grenfell residents. All but 12 of the houses have been filled.