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Key Workers

Key Worker Homes

The £690m Government Key Worker Living programme gives public sector workers, such as nurses and teachers a helping hand to buy homes and the objective is to help people working in front line roles for key public services that may have difficulty in buying.

Are you a Key Worker?

According to Directgov you can get help if you are one of the following:

nurses and other NHS clinical staff
teachers in schools and in further education and sixth form colleges
police officers and some civilian staff in some police forces
prison and probation service staff
social workers, educational psychologists, planners (in London) and occupational therapists employed by local councils
whole-time junior fire officers and retained fire fighters (all grades) in some fire and rescue services (currently only in Hertfordshire)

How does it work?

As a key worker, you may get help in several ways:

Equity loans of up to 50% of the property's value to buy a home on the open market within the Open Market HomeBuy scheme for key workers and selected first time buyers (shared equity).
Shared ownership of new-build properties. You buy at least 25 per cent of the home and pay a reduced rent on the remaining share.

For more information about Key Worker Homes, visit www.FirstRungNow.com