Shouldn't access to housing be based on your need rather than your occupation?
Or at least your income level? These are all occupations where, although starting salaries are low, potential lifetime earnings can be relatively high compared to other, non-professional areas of work that can be just as essential to our communities.
With a £100,000, interest-free loan a single person earning just £20,000 could afford to buy a decent flat – even in London – and they could be paying about £300 per month on their mortgage. For that amount, someone on the same income but in a different job cannot even afford to rent a room in a shared house.
People in these "key" professions are able to leave areas of high housing costs because there are jobs throughout the country and they are protected by national pay structures. This is not an option for many other workers.
Source
Housing Today
Postscript
L Smith, Birmingham
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