Complaints spark review of affordable housing scheme

By Adam Gartrell, Political Correspondent
Updated December 15 2017 - 2:08pm, first published 2:05pm
Social Services minister Christian Porter at Parliament House in Canberra on Thursday 11 May 2017. Photo: Andrew Meares
Social Services minister Christian Porter at Parliament House in Canberra on Thursday 11 May 2017. Photo: Andrew Meares
AFR PROPERTY Ashley Fenn, CEO of Ethan Affordable Housing in front of the Equiset project names 'Villiers', a 250 apartment building in Flemington Road North Melbourne, recently approved by the Government to participate within the NRAS. IMAGE SUPPLIED DECEMBER 2011
AFR PROPERTY Ashley Fenn, CEO of Ethan Affordable Housing in front of the Equiset project names 'Villiers', a 250 apartment building in Flemington Road North Melbourne, recently approved by the Government to participate within the NRAS. IMAGE SUPPLIED DECEMBER 2011
Prime Minister, Kevin Rudd gives a press conference, outlining the government s continued handling of the fallout from the home insulation crisis. Greg Combet, Minister Assisting the Minister for Climate Change, has been appointed to handle the crisis. NEWS -SMH photo by Marco Del Grande SPECIAL 0000000
Prime Minister, Kevin Rudd gives a press conference, outlining the government s continued handling of the fallout from the home insulation crisis. Greg Combet, Minister Assisting the Minister for Climate Change, has been appointed to handle the crisis. NEWS -SMH photo by Marco Del Grande SPECIAL 0000000

The Turnbull government will launch an independent inquiry into allegations of rorts and misconduct plaguing a multibillion-dollar federal scheme designed to help house the poor.

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