Grenfell fire: only 10 households affected have permanent homes

Sajid Javid says officials are trying to rehouse 203 households made homeless by the fire, but only 111 have so far accepted offers of accommodation

Only 10 of the households made homeless by the Grenfell Tower fire have been permanently rehoused four months after the blaze, the communities minister has told MPs.

Sajid Javid revealed that officials are trying to rehouse 203 households following the fire in June that claimed about 80 lives. That is more than the 151 homes that were lost in the tower and in neighbouring Grenfell Walk, because many households have chosen to split and be rehoused separately, he said.

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