Help to Buy ISA can't be put towards a deposit

Turns out the Help To Buy FAQ was edited to include this information recently. Current site: https://www.helptobuy.gov.uk/help-to-buy-isa/faq/ Site in May: http://web.archive.org/web/20160507184401/https://www.helpto...

I can't find a mention of this information on the site as it was in May, something you would think would be pretty important to clarify.

This is atrocious. I went full in on the scheme on the basis that it would help towards the deposit, what else would help to "buy" mean? Nobody has a problem paying for a mortgage, banks lend on the basis that you are definitely able to do that without help. So the real issue with buying a property is deposit and getting the mortgage. This scheme is now next to useless.