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Affordable housing is a phrase used to cover a number of schemes designed to help people on modest incomes, living in areas of high house prices buy a home.

The schemes are usually run by a housing association or council.

Being eligible for these schemes will depend on your occupation, your circumstances and the area you live. Different criteria is used to decide who is given preference – some may give preference to families with children and some schemes are only available to key workers such as police, nurses and teachers.

In some areas, there may not be any shared ownership schemes or they may have long waiting lists.

To find out more about these affordable housing schemes contact your local council who will be able to give you details of any affordable housing schemes or housing associations in your area.

Or contact the Housing Corporation, the government agency funding new affordable housing and whom regulates housing associations in England. Their phone number is 0845 230 7000.

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