CPRE calls for overhaul of government spending on housing

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Changes urgently needed if ‘levelling up’ ambitions are to be realised, says charity

London takes more government funding for housebuilding schemes than the north and the Midlands combined, according to a new analysis of official figures.

The Campaign for the Protection of Rural England (CPRE) said spending on housing schemes in Greater London over the past three years was running at £85 per person, while for the Midlands Engine “super region” – the ex-East and West Midlands government office regions – it was £24 per person.

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