Key worker housing in London

“The Assembly is concerned that more than half of London’s ‘blue-light’ workers already live outside the capital, while many nurses and teachers say that they plan to move away from London due to the lack of affordable housing. As the Mayor’s 2018 London Housing Strategy says, “public services that support our city are also increasingly suffering as a result of the housing crisis.”

The Assembly therefore recognises the vital importance of retaining existing key worker accommodation, especially in Inner London, and calls on the Mayor to work with Peabody Housing Association to find alternative solutions in order to prevent the private sale of former Crown Estate Key Worker Homes on the Victoria Park Estate, and to support the retention of key worker housing across the city.”