The numbers not back home are falling faster and faster each month. This month's big drop means around 3,400 households are either living in temporary accommodation, in caravans or the top floor of their homes - down from 5,659 at the end of April and 4,716 at the end of May.
In the same period those living in caravans has been cut by almost half to around 570 households - down from 1,429 in April and 1,094 in May.
The number of council and housing association tenants still not back home is down by 100 to around 70 families.
Initially 48,000 homes were affected by the last summer's floods. So despite the much wider scale flooding last summer figures compare well with the 2005 floods in Carlisle where 1,925 homes and businesses were affected with one in ten displaced households still not back after 18 months.
Mr Healey praised the sustained efforts by councils, housing associations, insurers and Government to get people back home but made clear he will continue to work with everyone involved to ensure this pace of progress continues.
In particular the Minister highlighted efforts in Hull, East Riding, Tewkesbury, Doncaster and Wychavon which have seen the largest number of families return home in the last month.
* In East Riding just under 400 families have returned home in the last month - up to 200 of these having been living in caravans.
* In Hull around 250 families have returned - most of whom were living in caravans.
* In Doncaster almost 100 families have returned home.
To date Government has provided a comprehensive package of around £90million to support flood-hit communities - with further funding to be announced later this week.
