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Affordable Housing: Construction

Asked by Sarah EdwardsLabourMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled Answered 4 November 2025UIN 86363

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to introduce a cascade mechanism for Section 106 affordable housing agreements.

Answered by Matthew Pennycook

Section 106 agreements are, and will remain, an essential mechanism for delivering social and affordable housing.

The government continues to progress work on a holistic policy package that will deal with the legacy problem of existing uncontracted S106 units and also prevent the problem recurring by laying the foundations for a simpler, more transparent, and more resilient S106 system.

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