Help to Buy Program Helped Rich People More

Introduction

A group called the IFS studied a program in England. The program was called 'Help to Buy'. It started in 2013 to help people buy homes.

Main Body

The program gave loans to people. It helped people buy new houses. Some people only needed a small amount of money to start. The IFS says the program helped rich people. These people lived in places where houses were cheap. They bought houses faster. But the program did not help poor people much. It might have made house prices go up. Some people disagree. They say the program was good. They say it created more houses and more jobs. Many people bought homes because of this plan. The IFS says these plans can be risky. The government takes the risk, not the banks. The IFS says the government should help poor people more in the future.

Conclusion

The program helped some people buy homes. But it helped rich people more than poor people. It did not make homes cheaper for everyone.

Vocabulary Learning

cheap
Costing a small amount of money便宜的
Example:They bought houses faster because they were cheap.
loans
Money that you borrow from a bank and must pay back貸款
Example:The program gave loans to people to buy houses.
poor
Having very little money貧窮的
Example:The government should help poor people more.
rich
Having a lot of money富有的
Example:The IFS says the program helped rich people.
risk
A chance that something bad might happen風險
Example:The government takes the risk, not the banks.