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How Do Travel Nurses and Allied Health Professionals Find Housing?
The biggest concern for most healthcare professionals considering travel jobs: Where am I going to live? In this video, the First Time Traveler Guide explains what housing options are available to travel nurses and allied health professionals, who pays for it, and how the accommodations are arranged.
How Do Travel Nurses and Allied Health Professionals Find Housing?
When working with most travel nurse and allied health agencies, there are typically two options healthcare professionals have when it comes to payment for housing. The first—and most popular—is to take a housing stipend from your agency.
The stipend option, which is tax-free, requires you to book your own arrangements. For many travelers, the benefit of this route is that, if they are able to secure housing at a price below the stipend, they may spend the remaining money on other costs associated with being away from home. It’s important to note that the dollar amount of your stipend can vary greatly based on the location of your assignment and your specific contract.
The second option is agency-placed housing.
For agency-placed housing, your travel nurse and allied health agency should take care of all of the booking for you and pay the housing costs directly—there’s less action required on your end, but you do not receive the tax-free housing stipend.
Both options have great advantages – choose the option that works best for you.
Learn more about life as a travel nurse or allied health professional with the First Time Traveler Guide from Health Carousel.