Thursday, 24 May 2012

Gypsy sites budget cut after £15m underspend

20/08/2010 | By Lydia Stockdale, Emily Twinch

The Homes and Communities Agency spent just under 5 per cent of its £32 million Gypsy and Traveller Sites grant last year.

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