Key worker eligibility
Some properties are available exclusively for key workers. Please view the table below to find out if your job role may be eligible.
Please note that job roles vary by area and you should contact your Local HomeBuy Agent for confirmation of your eligibility.
| NHS | All clinical staff employed by the NHS except doctors and dentists. |
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| EDUCATION | Qualified teachers in LEA schools and sixth form colleges, lecturers in FE colleges, children's social workers employed by the LEA and qualified nursery nurses working in specified nursery schools. |
| POLICE | Police officers and community support officers including those working for the British Transport Police or the Civil Nuclear Constabulary (CNC) in certain areas. Some front line civilian police roles are also eligible - this varies by force. |
| PRISON SERVICE | Prison officers and related grades, operational support grades, nursing staff, industrials and instructional officers. |
| PROBATION SERVICE | Probation officers, senior probation officers, probation service officers and other operational staff (except Assistant Chief Officers) who work directly with offenders. |
| LOCAL AUTHORITY | Local authority employed clinical staff, adult social workers, occupational therapists, educational psychologists, speech and language therapists, rehabilitation officers for the visually impaired and qualified nursery nurses. Local authority planners employed by the Local Planning Authority delivering statutory planning services, Connexions Personal Advisors provided that they are employed by a local authority or a Connexions Partnership. |
| FIRE FIGHTERS | Uniformed fire and rescue staff below principal level. |
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In addition, the following group will qualify for discounted rent schemes only:
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| ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH OFFICERS/PRACTITIONERS | Qualified Environmental Health Officers/Practitioners who work in a local authority, government agency, NHS or other public sector agency, AND who hold either an EHRB Certificate of Registration or an EHRB Diploma in Environmental Health. |
| HIGHWAYS AGENCY TRAFFIC OFFICER SERVICE | Traffic officer staff of the Highways Agency Traffic Officer Service. All applicants must be in the following safety critical roles:
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