Είναι οι εργαζόμενοι σε νευραλγικούς τομείς του δημοσίου, συνήθως χαμηλόμισθοι, για τούς οποίους καταρτίζονται ειδικά στεγαστικά προγράμματα, έτσι ώστε να μπορούν να μείνουν σε ακριβές περιοχές και να παρέχουν εκεί τις απαραίτητες υπηρεσίες τους. Όπως γράφει στην Wikipedia:
A key worker is a public sector employee who is considered to provide an essential service. The term is often used in the United Kingdom in the context of those essential workers who may find it difficult to buy property in the area where they work.
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 the South East, where a "Key worker living scheme" operates) 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, including low-cost loans and shared ownership schemes.
Those defined as key workers generally include:
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A key worker is a public sector employee who is considered to provide an essential service. The term is often used in the United Kingdom in the context of those essential workers who may find it difficult to buy property in the area where they work.
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 the South East, where a "Key worker living scheme" operates) 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, including low-cost loans and shared ownership schemes.
Those defined as key workers generally include:
- Clinical National Health Service staff
- Teachers and nursery nurses
- Police officers, Community Support Officers and some civilian police staff
- Prison officers and some other Prison staff
- Probation Service staff
- Social workers, educational psychologists, and therapists
- Local Authority Planners
- Firefighters
- Connexions Personal Advisers
- Some Ministry of Defence personnel
- Environmental Health Officer
- Highway Agency Traffic Officers
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And what defines a "key worker"? We know some politicians mean the police, nurses, possibly teachers and, on a good day, maybe even social workers. However, few, if any, would include heath care assistants, support workers, cleaners and the rest of the hidden staff who play a crucial role in the social care team and who really make the services tick.
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