Key workers
A 'key worker' is a worker in one of the groups listed below who can get help to buy their first home or to move into a family home. Opportunities are also available to rent homes at affordable prices. This help is available in London, the South East and the East of England where the high cost of housing is affecting employers' ability to recruit and keep staff.
Key workers who may currently get help include:
- Clinical National Health Service (NHS) staff (with the exception of doctors and dentists)
- Teachers and nursery nurses in schools and further education/sixth form colleges
- Police officers, Community Support Officers (CSO) and some civilian police staff
- Prison officers and some other staff
- Probation Service staff
- Social workers, nursery nurses, educational psychologists, and therapists (e.g. occupational therapists) employed by local authorities, Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service (CAFCASS) or the NHS
- Local Authority Planners and Environment Health Practitioners
- Firefighters and other uniformed staff below principal level in Fire and Rescue Services
- Connexions Personal Advisors employed by a local authority or a Connexions Partnership
- Ministry of Defence (certain personnel)
- Highways Agency Traffic Officer staff in safety critical roles within the Traffic Officer Service.
Here are some documents relating to Key workers in Hertfordshire:
This page last updated: 19-09-2006