PFI in Housing






REPORT BY THE 
COMPTROLLER AND 

AUDITOR GENERAL


HC 71 
SESSION 2010-2011


25 June 2010






PFI in Housing






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The Private Finance Initiative (PFI) was introduced into housing in 1998 and has been a small but significant part of total investment in social housing.






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The National Audit Office study team consisted of:


Louise Bladen, Liam Blanc, David Clarke, Susannah Drazin, Farouk Jiwa, Patricia Leahy, David Molony, Kapila Perera, Rashmi Rajyaguru, and Abhishek Velani

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