'Bad maths' behind new homes bonus

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Government claims that 140,000 new homes will be built in a decade as a result of a new funding scheme were based on bad maths and poor research, according to a public spending watchdog.

In a blistering assessment of the New Homes Bonus, the National Audit Office also said there was little evidence the new system was working and warned that some of the most deprived areas could end up losing significant amounts of funding.%VIRTUAL-SkimlinksPromo%

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