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Key Worker Contribution

Get £1,000 towards your deposit for every £20,000 spent on a new Persimmon home.

Key Worker Contribution: Get Up to £25,000 Towards Your New Home Deposit

If you're a key worker such as an NHS employee, education professional or a member of the Police Force, Fire Service or UK Armed Forces, buying your dream home could be even more affordable with the Persimmon Homes Keyworker Contribution.

Created to thank the people who keep our communities running every day, our Key Worker Contribution scheme gives eligible buyers £1,000 towards their deposit for every £20,000 spent on a new Persimmon home, up to a maximum contribution of £25,000 on selected plots.

Whether you're buying your first home, moving closer to work or simply looking for more space, Key Worker Contribution could help you move into a brand-new home sooner.

Speak to the sales team at your chosen development to find out if you could use the scheme on your preferred home.

How does the Key Worker Contribution work?

Our Key Worker Contribution is designed to make buying a new home more affordable.

For every £20,000 you spend on the purchase price of your new Persimmon home, we'll contribute £1,000 towards your deposit, up to a maximum contribution of £25,000.

For example, if you reserve a new Persimmon home priced at £300,000, we'll contribute £15,000 towards your deposit.

A larger deposit could reduce the amount you need to borrow, making it easier to secure your new home.

Who is eligible?

The Key Worker Contribution is available on selected new Persimmon homes to eligible purchasers working in essential public services and other qualifying professions.

NHS employees
Education professionals, including teachers and support staff
Police Force employees
Fire Service personnel
Ministry of Defence employees
Environmental Service workers
National Highways, Transport Scotland and Transport for Wales employees
Probation Service employees
Local Authority employees
Prison Service employees
Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) staff and volunteers
Foster carers
Social workers
Nursery workers
Care home workers
Pharmacists
Regular members of the UK Armed Forces, including the Army, Royal Navy and Royal Air Force
Military Provost Guard Service personnel
Uniformed staff in the Defence Fire Service
Former Regular Armed Forces personnel who served for at least six years and apply within 12 months of leaving the Forces
Surviving partners of Regular Armed Forces personnel who died in service, applying within 12 months of their bereavement

If you don't see your profession listed or you're unsure whether you're eligible, speak to the Sales Advisors at your chosen development. They'll be happy to confirm whether you qualify for the Keyworker Contribution.

Find your new home with Key Worker Contribution

This offer is available on selected plots only to UK Armed Forces and Key Worker Personnel who have completed their basic (phase 1) training and are one of the following:

Regular service personnel (including Military Provost Guard Service, in the Navy, Army and Air Force).
All NHS Clinical staff.
Uniformed staff in the Defence Fire Service.
A worker who fulfils a role regarded as vital for the community, especially in the health, education, security, and infrastructure sectors.
Ex-Regular service personnel who have served in the Armed Forces for a minimum of six years can produce a Discharge Certificate (or similar documentation) as proof, where they apply within 12 months of the date of the discharge from service.
The surviving partners of Regular service personnel who have died in service, where they apply within 12 months of the date of being bereaved.
Armed forces also have access to the forces Help to Buy scheme which was made a permanent scheme in Jan 2023. This offer can be used in conjunction with the Armed Forces Help to Buy scheme.
This offer is available to Armed Forces and Key Worker Personnel who purchase a new Persimmon PLC property in England, Wales or Scotland.
Armed Forces and Key Worker Personnel are entitled to receive a £1000 discount per £25,000 towards the overall purchase price of the property, up to a maximum contribution of £25,000.`
Eligible purchasers must declare their intention to claim the discount at the time of reserving a property and before any other offer is applied.
Satisfactory evidence of eligibility for this offer must be provided.
This offer cannot be used in conjunction with other selected offers. Please speak with one of our Sales Advisors for further details.
This offer is available on residential properties to eligible purchasers buying the property with cash or with the aid of a mortgage (eligible purchasers must meet their lender’s mortgage eligibility criteria however).
This offer is not available on Buy to Let properties.
Purchasers must be over 18 years of age.
Persimmon reserve the right to withdraw or alter the terms of this offer at any time prior to the payment of a reservation fee.
We reserve the right to vary the terms of the offer to meet the requirement of the purchaser where we consider it reasonable to do so.