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<p>The government is likely to break its promise to build 70,000 <strong>affordable homes </strong>a year by 2010-11 according to its own figures. A <strong><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2009/jul/01/government-misses-affordable-homes-target" title="Guardian">Guardian</a></strong> analysis of this week’s pledge to build more affordable housing indicates that the government will miss its target by at least 13,550 a year; while only 13,450 of the 56,500 new homes built a year will be council housing, down from 45,000 out of the original 70,000 planned. Figures also show that despite the government building fewer homes the programme will cost more money.
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