Questions to the Mayor of London – answered at on 1 March 2022.
According to the Royal College of Nursing, only 6% of nurses are aware that they might be able to get support with their housing. What can the GLA do to promote awareness that help is there?
We owe a debt of gratitude to our fantastic nursing workforce who have continued to work tirelessly to support Londoners throughout the pandemic. The Royal College of Nursing have highlighted that nurses cite the high cost of housing as one the most challenging aspects of living in the capital. Low awareness of employer assistance is compounded by the lack of publicly available data on accommodation London NHS Trusts hold for staff.
My officers have been working in partnership with the London Estates Delivery Unit, One Public Estate and Community Health Partnerships to conduct research into affordable homes for NHS staff in north central London. The findings, applicable across the capital, will help developers, charities, and registered providers consider the affordable housing make up of their schemes to close the housing affordability gap.
I meet regularly with the senior leadership of the NHS in London and will raise this issue with them to see what progress can be made in these areas.