DEPARTMENT FOR LEVELLING UP, HOUSING AND COMMUNITIES

MPs savage abandoned £192m housing scheme

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

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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.

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