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Solutions for the glaring holes exposed in a harsh auditor’s report on public and affordable housing in London were in short supply on Monday as city politicians grappled with a deepening crisis.

A blunt review from KPMG, contracted to review city hall’s housing file, suggests there’s too much overlap and not enough progress from the two agencies tasked with operating public housing units and creating new affordable housing.

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But on Monday, politicians simply endorsed a plan to ask city staff to investigate next steps, such as lowering a sky-high vacancy rate among rent-geared-to-income units.

“It’s imperative to start with the nitty gritty today, to get those units back online, and get those people looking for housing and that need housing into those units,” Coun. Maureen Cassidy urged her colleagues, saying London and Middlesex Community Housing should shelve “grand strategic plans” until the basics are done.