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Investigation into Starter Homes

This investigation sets out the status of Starter Homes policy and legislation, and the impact of government’s investment.

Sector(s): Local services

Department(s): Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Published:
5 Nov 2019

Help to Buy: Equity Loan scheme – progress review

This report assesses the scheme’s performance against its objectives, its management, and plans for the future of the scheme.

Posted 13 June 2019 in: Press Release | Local services, Regulation, consumers and competition

Contact:

NAO Press Office
+44 (0)20 7798 7400 or email pressoffice@nao.org.uk

Help to Buy: Equity Loan scheme – progress review

This report assesses the scheme’s performance against its objectives, its management, and plans for the future of the scheme.

Sector(s): Local services, Regulation, consumers and competition

Department(s): Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Published:
13 Jun 2019

Early 2020

Local authority commercial investment

Local authorities are subject to financial pressures from reductions in government funding and increased demand for services. One way that local authorities are responding is by making commercial investments to provide income (sometimes alongside other objectives). While local authorities have a long history of owning commercial assets, the last three years have seen a step-change … Read more

Posted 20 May 2019 in: Local services

Contact:

NAO Press Office
+44 (0)20 7798 7400 or email pressoffice@nao.org.uk

Local Enterprise Partnerships: an update on progress

This report examines MHCLG’s addressing of recommendations relating to the governance, transparency and value for money of Local Enterprise Partnerships.

Sector(s): Business and enterprise, Local services

Performance Improvement area(s): Economic growth

Department(s): Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Published:
7 May 2019

Investigation into the government’s land disposal strategy and programmes

This investigation outlines the government’s strategy and objectives for managing land disposals and the progress of several key disposal programmes.

Sector(s): Central Finance and Treasury, Local services

Performance Improvement area(s): Asset sales and privatisation

Department(s): Cabinet Office, HM Treasury, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Published:
2 May 2019

Investigation into the government’s land disposal strategy and programmes

This investigation outlines the government’s strategy and objectives for managing land disposals and the progress of several key disposal programmes.

Posted 2 May 2019 in: Press Release | Central Finance and Treasury, Local services

Performance Improvement area(s): Asset sales and privatisation

Contact:

NAO Press Office
+44 (0)20 7798 7400 or email pressoffice@nao.org.uk

Planning for new homes

This report assesses how effectively the Department supports the planning regime to provide the right homes in the right places.

Posted 8 February 2019 in: Press Release | Infrastructure, Local services

Contact:

NAO Press Office
+44 (0)20 7798 7400 or email pressoffice@nao.org.uk

Planning for new homes

This report assesses how effectively the Department supports the planning regime to provide the right homes in the right places.

Sector(s): Infrastructure, Local services

Department(s): Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Published:
8 Feb 2019

Pressures on children’s social care

This report covers recent trends in pressures on children’s social care demand and activity and national and local government’s response.

Sector(s): Children and families, Education and skills, Health and social care, Local services

Performance Improvement area(s): Financial and service sustainability

Department(s): Department for Education

Published:
23 Jan 2019