The first tranche of permanent new homes to rehouse survivors of the Grenfell Tower fire disaster has been announced.
The 68 flats are all newly built social housing and form part of the Kensington Row development in Kensington and Chelsea.
Extra construction staff have been committed by the developer and working hour restrictions relaxed to complete the development quickly following the fire last week in which at least 79 people died.
Communities secretary Sajid Javid said his priority was to get everyone who lost their home permanently rehoused locally as soon as possible near the tower block in north west London.
Mr Javid said more than 110 housing needs assessments for survivors had been completed so far.
Offers will be made to families and this process will continue until every family has been housed.
He said: ‘The residents of Grenfell Tower have been through some of the most harrowing and traumatic experiences imaginable and it is our duty to support them.
‘Our priority is to get everyone who has lost their home permanently rehoused locally as soon as possible, so that they can begin to rebuild their lives.
‘The government will continue to do everything we can as fast as we can to support those affected by this terrible tragedy.’
For more read Claire Fox's feature 'Lessons from the ashes of Grenfell'.
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