MPs savage abandoned £192m housing scheme

By Martin Ford | 08 December 2020

A £192m affordable housing programme that failed to deliver any homes has been labelled ‘deplorable’ by MPs.

The Public Accounts Committee (PAC)’s report on the Starter Homes scheme said it ‘deplore[s] the time and resources wasted’ until it was left to ‘drift out of existence’ earlier this year.

Want full article access?


Receive The MJ magazine each week and gain access to all the content on this website with a subscription.

Full website content includes additional, exclusive commentary and analysis on the issues affecting local government.

Already a subscriber? Login

MHCLG Housing PAC
Top