Housing Needs Assessment 2006 - Westminster City Council

15. Key worker householdsTable 15.9 Basic Needs Assessment Model and (key workerhouseholds)Household category Need Supply TOTALKey workers 45 0 45Not key worker 6,350 774 5,576TOTAL 6,395 774 5,621Source: City of Westminster Housing Needs Survey 200615.8 SummaryThe term intermediate housing is often used with reference to specific groups of households such askey workers. The survey therefore analysed such households (the definition being based oncategories of employment and notably including public sector workers). Analysis of survey dataindicates that there are an estimated 12,109 people in key worker occupations and 6,972 householdsare headed by a key worker. These households are more likely to be living in the owner-occupiedaccommodation than non-key workers; they are also less likely to live in private rentedaccommodation.The main findings from further analysis of these groups of households can be summarised asfollows:• Around 15% of key worker households had moved in the last five years, below that of nonkeyworkers; they were more likely to have moved from social rented accommodation thannon-key workers• Key worker households are more likely to want to move within the City and are more likelyto want to buy their own home• Key worker households have slightly higher incomes than non-key worker households (inemployment)• Some 52.5% of key worker households can afford market housing in the City. Of those thatcannot afford, 88.1% can afford intermediate housing options• In terms of the need for affordable housing the study suggests that around 0.8% of the netaffordable housing requirement comes from key worker households.PAGE 143