The RPIJ, which is an attempt to gauge how accurate the RPI itself is, and the CPIH, which includes housing costs.

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Tuesday's figures from the ONS also showed that Retail Prices Index (RPI) inflation, which includes housing costs, rose to 3.3% in March from 3.2% in February.

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The inner London borough's "unique challenges" will be considered by an expert panel which includes two former housing ministers.

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The housing scheme includes 25% affordable housing of which 15% will be shared equity and 10% for rent.

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From 2000 to present, which includes two significant recessions and the great housing market bust, government receipts have grown at an average rate of 1.9% while inflation averaged 2.5%.

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Second, and explaining the remaining difference, the RPI includes owner-occupier housing costs, which are left out of the CPI because of the difficulty in establishing a common procedure across Europe.

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The council has since confirmed there are only two treatment centres in Boscombe and the remaining "services" are accommodation - some of which is registered supported housing - but the figure also includes bedsits where addicts and other vulnerable people live.

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The housing market advanced as residential fixed investment, which includes spending on home improvements, grew by 15.3% in the fourth quarter.

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