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Tory housing secretary admits most Grenfell fire victims are still homeless
Nine months on from the tragedy only 62 of the 204 households have been resettled
Tory Housing Secretary Sajid Javid

MOST Grenfell fire victims are still homeless nine months on from the tragic incident, Housing Secretary Sajid Javid admitted to the House of Commons today

Only 62 out of 204 households have been resettled into permanent accommodation Mr Javid said, saying this was “welcome news.”

But the minister acknowledged “progress has been far too slow,” telling MPs that 82 households are still in emergency accommodation, including 15 in hotels, with 25 families and 39 children among them.

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