Labour's £21billion housing fund blasted after only 8% of pledged homes tracked by ministers
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Labour's £21billion housing fund blasted after only 8% of pledged homes tracked by ministers.
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The Government has been urged to review its housing regulations after a report revealed that the £21billion housing fund is not set up to ensure balanced building across the country.The Public Accounts Committee's report detailed that they do not feel that the Department and Homes England is adopting a strategic approach to ensure a balanced range of locations for the National Housing Delivery Fund.
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Ben Hopkinson, the head of housing and infrastructure at the Centre for Policy Studies, told GB News: "The revelations from the Public Accounts Committee are concerning."The Government and Homes England only keeping track of 8 per cent of the homes that it pledged to unlock with £10bn of taxpayer money points to serious challenges in their ability to oversee large grant programmes.
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TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say "At the same time, the Government has been making it more expensive to build new homes through new regulations, such as the Future Homes Standard."If the Government wants to...
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