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Affordable Housing

Commons · Question 112154 · Tabled 10 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record

Answered 23 Feb 2026

Question

Asked by Wendy Morton

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, in reference to HCWS1286 on Resetting the S106 system, whether financial payments made in lieu of onsite affordable housing will be required to remain within the originating loca

Answer

Answered by Matthew Pennycook, 23 Feb 2026

The government expects that wherever financial payments are accepted in lieu of onsite affordable housing, they will remain within the originating local authority area.