Research and analysis: Low-cost home ownership schemes
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Research looking at government low-cost home ownership schemes and their effect on social mobility.
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Low cost home ownership schemes
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The research finds:
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many low-cost home ownership schemes are more likely to benefit better-off buyers
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many schemes are of out of reach to most families on average earnings
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the average income of people benefiting from schemes such as Help to Buy was £41,323, similar to other first time buyers whose average income was £47,528
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the report recommends new action to help more low-income buyers get on to the housing ladder
Published 3 July 2017
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