The Affordable Homes Programme since 2015
This report will assess the progress of government’s Affordable Homes Programme.
The government has given councils and communities more power to decide how to spend their funding to meet local priorities and drive growth. Councils are now accountable for their spending through various checks and balances, with reduced reporting burdens.
At the same time, councils now have around 37% less central government funding than in 2010. As a result, their financial future is uncertain, and effective service delivery is under threat. Government also has less direct information about whether local spending achieves the intended outcomes and delivers value for money.
Key areas in which the NAO can share lessons and good practice across government are in Accountability in local service delivery; Commissioning services; and Financial and service sustainability.
Key NAO publications:
This report will assess the progress of government’s Affordable Homes Programme.
This financial overview looks at what local government in England spends, how this spending is funded and the effect of changes in recent years.
This new report responds to a request from the Environmental Audit Committee to examine local government and net zero.
The Comptroller & Auditor General’s report on the 2020-2021 accounts of the Local Government Boundary Commission for England.
The report examines the timeliness of auditor reporting on English local public bodies’ financial statements covering 2019-20.
This report examines whether the government secured financial sustainability across the local authority sector during COVID-19.
A summary of the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, spending in 2019-20, its major areas of activity and performance, and the challenges it is likely to face in the coming year, based on the insights from our financial audit and value for money work.
This study examines the government’s support for bus services and whether enablers to improve bus services are in place.
This report sets out the process by which MHCLG chose the 101 towns in England it invited to develop Town Deals.
This report examines the government’s replacement of the COMPASS contracts for accommodation and support for asylum seekers.