Cascade Mechanism

A cascade is a mechanism which enables the type and/or numbers of affordable housing provision to be varied according to the availability of grant funding, thus ensuring that at least a minimum level of need-related accommodation is provided locally without compromising a scheme's financial viability.

More information is available from the report produced by English Partnerships, available below.

'Cascade model for large scale s106 agreements' 

s106_cascades_report[1].pdf