Exclusive: George Osborne’s programme to reduce costs for first-time buyers delivered £25bn in social value in UK last yearGeorge 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 criti... Government ministers under Sir Keir Starmer had been preparing to unveil a new version of the flagship programme Key points and original sources are listed below.

• Exclusive: George Osborne’s programme to reduce costs for first-time buyers delivered £25bn in social value in UK last yearGeorge Osborne’s scheme to reduce costs for first-time buyers represented “very high value for money”, according to a government review,...S1

• Government ministers under Sir Keir Starmer had been preparing to unveil a new version of the flagship programmeS2