Written question asked by Tim Loughton (Conservative) on Tuesday, 6 November 2007, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 8 November 2007. It was answered by Yvette Cooper (Labour) on Monday, 26 November 2007 on behalf of the Department for Communities and Local Government.

Housing: Low Incomes

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what assessment she has made of the impact on public sector recruitment and retention of the Key Worker Living Scheme in (a) East Worthing and Shoreham and (b) West Sussex; and if she will make a statement.

Answer: DCLG commissioned an independent evaluation of the Key Worker Living (KWL) Scheme which was published in September 2006. The evaluation was undertaken by GHK Consulting and the Centre for Urban and Regional studies at the University of Birmingham.The study found that the KWL scheme is making a positive contribution towards improving recruitment and retention of key workers.It is for individual departments and the regional assemblies to assess the impact on public sector recruitment and retention in specific regions.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 161917; 468 c147W
Session: 2007-08
Subjects: Housing Low incomes West Sussex Affordable housing Key worker living scheme
Link: View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk