Annual Salary
£22,000 to £40,000
Average UK salary in 2023 was £34,963
(source Office for National Statistics)
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Housing policy officers research and develop policies for local authorities and housing associations.
Average UK salary in 2023 was £34,963
(source Office for National Statistics)
You could work: 9am to 5pm; attending events or appointments
There will be
2.9% more Housing policy officer jobs in 2027.
In your day-to-day duties you may:
You could work in an office.
You can get into this job through:
You can do a foundation degree or degree in:
You'll usually need:
You could work your way up from a housing and property management advanced apprenticeship. With experience and successful completion of a qualification you could apply for trainee policy officer roles.
With Level 3 or higher qualifications you could do a policy officer higher apprenticeship.
You'll usually need:
You can start as an office assistant or housing officer with a housing organisation.
With further training and experience, you could work your way up to become a housing policy officer.
You can apply for a training scheme like the GEM programme. This is open to graduates of any subject and non graduates who are already working in housing.
You can find out more about working in housing from the Chartered Institute of Housing and the National Housing Federation.
You could specialise in a particular policy area, like equality issues, regeneration or research and data collection.
With experience you could move into supervisory or management roles.
You can find out more about working in housing from the Chartered Institute of Housing and the National Housing Federation.
You'll need: