Help-to-buy scheme delivered ‘very high value for money,’ review finds

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1. Tue, 15 September 2026

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     Help-to-buy scheme delivered ‘very high value for money,’ review finds

     Exclusive: George Osborne’s programme to reduce costs for first-time buyers delivered £25bn in social value in UK last year George Osborne’s scheme to reduce costs for first-time buyers represented “very high value for money”, according to a government review, bolstering the case of senior government figures who have been arguing to resurrect the idea. An official audit of the help-to-buy programme has calculated it provided £25bn of social value to the UK in the last financial year, despite...