Affordable & Social Housing Explained
Key Worker Living programme
On many new build sites you will often find an amount of housing defined as housing for key workers. So, if you are a key public sector worker, such as a nurse or teacher, you, could get help to buy or rent a home as part the Key Worker Living Programme. Find out if you qualify and who to contact if you want to apply.
What the programme offers
If you are eligible, the Key Worker Living Programme means that you can get help with home ownership if you:
The scheme is only open to a specific keyworkers in London and the South East and East of England.
The programme offers three different kinds of help:
Open Market HomeBuy A loan to help buy a home on the open market. Key workers are expected to raise a mortgage of around 75 per cent of the property's value.
New Build HomeBuy If you are eligible you can buy at least 25 per cent of the cost of your home and pay a reduced rent on the remaining share.
Intermediate renting Rent is set at a level between that charged by social and private landlords and the accommodation is provided by a landlord registered with the Housing Corporation (Registered Social Landlord).
Find out about other help available to keyworkers.
The programme is limited to keyworkers in the following areas:
Jobs that are defined as a keyworker include: