Affordable Homes 'Will Lead To Further Cuts'

A director at one of England’s largest housing associations has warned the affordable homes programme could lead to further government spending cuts due to its impact on the housing benefit bill.  Mike Donaldson, group director of strategy and operations at London & Quadrant, told MPs the programme will lead to increased benefit spending and could lead to the government cutting further in the future. A CLG impact assessment into the affordable homes programme shows the policy will increase the housing benefit bill by £1.3 billion over 30 years.  Read more on Inside Housing.