Property Buying Guide
What is a key worker?
The government's HomeBuy schemes are currently intended mainly for key workers in London, the South East and the East of England but it will be available on a more limited basis to social tenants and other priority first time buyers uncluding those with an annual household income of £60,000 or less.
Key workers include all clinical NHS staff except doctors and dentists, local authority employed clinical staff, teachers in schools and sixth form colleges, lecturers in further education, qualified nursery nurses in local education authority (LEA) nursery schools, police officers and community support officers, prison and probation officers, social workers, occupational therapists, educational psychologists, speech and language therapists, local authority planners, uniformed staff in fire and rescue service, members of the armed forces in London and the South of England and rehabilitation officers for the visually impaired.
How to Apply
Contact your HomeBuy agent
The eligibility criteria vary, depending on the local recruitment and retention situation. You need to go directly to a HomeBuy agent to see whether you qualify for the scheme.
Typically, workers who can get help are:
NHS and local authority employed clinical staff except doctors and dentists.
Teachers and nursery nurses in schools and further education.
Police officers and community support officers.
Prison and probation service staff.
Social workers, nursery nurses, educational psychologists and therapists employed by local authorities, the NHS or CAFCASS.
Local authority planners.
Firefighters and other uniformed staff below principal level in fire and rescue services.
Members of the armed forces based in London and the South of England.
To find out which key worker schemes are operating in your area and whether you qualify, contact your local HomeBuy agent.
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