Industry criticises lack of support for affordable housing in mini-budget

By Carl Brown2022-09-23T15:02:00

Chancellor attacked over shortage of measures to support low-income households

Housing providers and industry bodies say the government’s mini-budget has not done anything like enough to support the development of affordable homes.

Mark Perry, chief executive of Vivid Homes, which plans to build 17,000 properties in the south of England by 2030, said there was “almost nothing in the growth plan to help people on the lowest incomes”.

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