Key worker

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There is no clear defintion of 'key workers' but is often linked to teachers, police officers, nurses, other key health service employees and planners, and, arguably civil engineers. The term has increasingly been used in allocating new housing as part of the affordable housing process in Britain. In particular, it has become more prominent as escalating house prices result in a gap between household income and the cost of housing. Many local authorities and other public sector bodies (especially in London and South East) face major problems recruiting and retaining their workers (may of whom are on lower levels of pay than the private sector) in terms of housing (in most cases the social rented sector is unable to provide low cost housing for rent or shared ownership). The response to these concerns has been the development of initiatives designed to house 'key workers'.

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