Question follow-through · 9468

Housing: Key Workers

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of allocating a proportion of new-build homes to (a) teachers, (b) police officers, (c) NHS staff and (d) other key workers

answeredMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

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Answering body
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Tabled
16 Oct 2024
Target answer date
23 Oct 2024
Answer
23 Oct 2024 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 16 Oct 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of allocating a proportion of new-build homes to (a) teachers, (b) police officers, (c) NHS staff and (d) other key workers

  2. 23 Oct 2024

    Target answer date

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  3. 23 Oct 2024

    Answer published

    The affordability challenges facing prospective first-time buyers mean that too many people, including key workers, are now locked out of homeownership.In addition to increasing the supply of homes of all tenures, the Government has committed to introduci...

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