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| Families left homeless by the Grenfell Tower fire are to receive more than £5,000 to help them rebuild their lives, with £500 available immediately in cash, Theresa May has announced. | Families left homeless by the Grenfell Tower fire are to receive more than £5,000 to help them rebuild their lives, with £500 available immediately in cash, Theresa May has announced. |
| The cash payments are already being distributed by Kensington and Chelsea council to affected households, and from Monday payments of £5,000 will be put into bank accounts. | The cash payments are already being distributed by Kensington and Chelsea council to affected households, and from Monday payments of £5,000 will be put into bank accounts. |
| The money, which comes from the £5m emergency fund announced by Downing Street, may be increased if necessary. | The money, which comes from the £5m emergency fund announced by Downing Street, may be increased if necessary. |
| May, the prime minister, said: “As we continue to respond to the needs of the community, our focus is on ensuring that all of those affected by this unimaginable tragedy get the right support as quickly as possible. | May, the prime minister, said: “As we continue to respond to the needs of the community, our focus is on ensuring that all of those affected by this unimaginable tragedy get the right support as quickly as possible. |
| “My government will continue to do absolutely everything possible to help all of those affected through the difficult days, weeks, months and years ahead.” | “My government will continue to do absolutely everything possible to help all of those affected through the difficult days, weeks, months and years ahead.” |
| The money will come from the £5m fund announced by May on Friday. No 10 said the £500 cash payment was already being handed out and further payments will be available from the Westway Centre and the nearby post office in Portobello Road. Help will be given to residents who do not have bank accounts. | |
| May said: “As we continue to respond to the needs of the community, our focus is on ensuring that all of those affected by this unimaginable tragedy get the right support as quickly as possible. My government will continue to do absolutely everything possible to help all of those affected through the difficult days, weeks, months and years ahead.” | |
| The move came as the official response to the crisis drew fresh condemnation from residents. In a statement to the Press Association, residents who met the prime minister in Downing Street over the weekend criticised Kensington and Chelsea Tenant Management Organisation for its reaction to the disaster. | |
| The group said: “In our meeting at Downing Street, we explained to the prime minister the anger of all residents towards the management of the estate over a long period of time, paving the way to this tragedy. | |
| “With the exception of very few junior officers, the estate managers have been invisible in the aftermath of the tragedy.” |