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Twenty-Ninth Report - The Affordable Homes Programme since 2015
Public Accounts Committee
HC 684
Published 7 December 2022
Recommendations
4
Deferred
The Department does not quantify potential savings in some areas, such as temporary accommodation, into...
Recommendation
The Department does not quantify potential savings in some areas, such as temporary accommodation, into the Programme. Surprisingly, the Department can identify, but not quantify, savings in areas such as temporary accommodation and adult social care that the public purse …
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Government Response Summary
The government will collect evidence through resident surveys as part of the 2021 programme evaluation to understand impacts for adult social care and temporary accommodation, with first results anticipated in 2024 and surveys repeating until 2029.
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7
Deferred
The Department acknowledged that its section on risk within business case for the 2021 programme...
Recommendation
The Department acknowledged that its section on risk within business case for the 2021 programme may have been inadequate. We pressed the Department and Homes England over significant risks that may mean housing providers build fewer homes than forecast.11 The …
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Government Response Summary
The government will report to the Committee with updated targets for programme delivery following a review with Homes England and the Greater London Authority.
HM Treasury
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