To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many
households in (a) Barandon Walk, (b) Testerton Walk, (c) Hurstway Walk, (d) Treadgold
House and (e) Bramley House required rehousing as a result of the Grenfell Tower fire;
and how many of those households have been rehoused in (i) emergency accommodation,
(ii) temporary accommodation and (iii) permanent accommodation.
<p>Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea (RBKC) tenants from Barandon Walk, Testerton
Walk, Hurstway Walk, Treadgold House and Bramley House who do not feel able to remain
in their homes are eligible to be rehoused under RBKC’s Wider Grenfell Rehousing Policy.</p><p>As
of 23 May 2019 there are a total of 129 households who are eligible under the Wider
Grenfell Rehousing Policy. Of these 129 households, there are no households that remain
in emergency accommodation. 24 households have moved into new permanent homes, and
41 households are currently living in temporary accommodation, whilst awaiting a permanent
home through the Council’s Housing Register. 64 households have returned to their
home on the Lancaster West Estate.</p>
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when
he plans to lay before Parliament the secondary legislation to enable the delivery
of starter homes.
<p>We have been working with stakeholders on the detail of the regulations required
to deliver starter homes to ensure they work effectively. We intend to lay the regulations
before the House later this year.</p><p>While we develop these regulations the Government
continues to focus on restoring the dream of home ownership to hard working people
who are struggling to get on the housing ladder. Since 2010, Government-backed schemes
have helped over 540,000 households to buy a home and the number of first-time buyers
is at the highest rate for 11 years.</p>
