low-income housing

noun

: housing for people who have low incomes

Examples of low-income housing in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Before their vote, council members heard from low-income housing advocates who urged them to pursue the proposal and from area residents who said there were far too many huge housing projects already planned along Quail Gardens Drive. Barbara Henry, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Feb. 2024 Workforce housing is more expensive than low-income housing designed to be affordable for households earning less than 80% of median income, but less expensive than some market-rate apartments, especially downtown, where rents are higher. Nick Rosenberger, Idaho Statesman, 29 Jan. 2024 The developers are also seeking an unspecified amount of federal low-income housing tax credits and potentially federal historic tax credits for housing components. Detroit Free Press, 5 Jan. 2024 Last week, as Santa Monica was approving the low-income housing project costing more than $1 million a unit, the U.S. Supreme Court was putting the brakes on California’s impact fees. Dan Walters, The Mercury News, 17 Apr. 2024 Currently, 16 total cars are shared from 10 locations mostly near community and low-income housing developments — including in South Sacramento and Del Paso Heights. Ari Plachta, Sacramento Bee, 7 Mar. 2024 Industrial buildings and a low-income housing project were torn down, and Nationals Park and a new headquarters for the Transportation Department soon moved in — spurring an explosion of residential towers and waterfront eateries. Marisa Iati, Washington Post, 3 Feb. 2024 In total, the proposal calls for 572 condominiums and 949 apartments, with at least 214 units set aside as low-income housing. Liam Dillon, Los Angeles Times, 7 Mar. 2024 Half of the residential units in the development would have to be for people with moderate incomes, 40% would have to be composed of low-income housing and 10% could be used for church staff or other workers. The Arizona Republic, 6 Mar. 2024

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“Low-income housing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/low-income%20housing. Accessed 2 May. 2024.

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