Issue - meetings

This report was presented by the Housing Strategy & Policy Manager, Marta Imig and sought approval of the revised Key Worker Policy.

Marta advised the Committee that this was a revised version of the current Key Worker Policy that sought to wider the definition of who would be considered a Key Worker.

The Committee asked why it was felt necessary to widen the definition of Key Worker. Marta stated that there was currently only a small number of applicants on the Housing Waiting List that would meet the criteria needed to be considered a Key Worker and that the Council had experienced difficulties letting units at Benwell that had been ringfenced for Key Workers.

The Joint Group Head Community Wellbeing, Deborah Ashman  advised the Committee that if the definition of a Key Worker was broaden the Council would be able to support more residents within the Borough and would minimise the risk of voids in keyworker units.

Proposed by Councillor Doran

Seconded by Councillor Vinson

The Committee resolved to approve the revised Key Worker Policy.