Tuesday, 25 February 2014

Mayor Criticised For £120m Housing Underspend

The revelation there is to be a £120m underspend on building affordable homes shows London's mayor is failing to meet his targets, his critics say. Boris Johnson has been criticised by opposition parties after City Hall committed to spend £283m in 2013-14, but thinks it will spend only £163m.

The number of affordable homes built has also more than halved, since 2011. Mr Johnson pledged to build 100,000 homes by the end of his term in May, and his office says he is on target. Read more on the BBC website.

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