Why we must make homes truly affordable for our key workers

There were stark warnings this week about the financial and social effects of teachers, nurses and emergency workers moving outHousing associations and councils can now apply for a share of a £7bn government fund to increase the supply of affordable homes – and it appears the building work can’t begin a moment too soon. A new report claims that a failure to provide homes that key workers can afford will lead to the financial and occupational “segregation” of the sou