Sadiq Khan wears a hat he received as a gift during his visit to Box Up Crime gym in Ilford on January 5
(Picture: PA)Sadiq Khan is trying to avoid having to hand back millions of pounds of Government funding if he fails to hit his affordable housing targets.
The Mayor was given £4.82 billion to start 116,000 affordable homes between 2016 and 2023. By last September, the total had reached 94,179 — 21,821 short of target. It means a record 25,000 homes need to be started in the 12-month period to March if he is to hit the target and remove the risk of forfeiting the money.
