C&AG: Government cancels social housing PPP after costs rise to €1.28m per home

C&AG report finds the proposed 486-home scheme was significantly more expensive than two previous social housing PPPs

Plans were changed to directly deliver the 486 social homes after concerns emerged about the long-term costs compared with two previous PPP schemes. Picture: Gareth Fuller/PA Wire

The Government cancelled a public-private partnership (PPP) to build almost 500 social homes after costs rose to €1.28m per house, the Comptroller and Auditor General (C&AG) has found.

Plans were changed to directly deliver the 486 social homes after concerns emerged about the long-term costs compared with two previous PPP schemes.