social housing
noun
British
: houses or apartments that are made available to be rented at a low cost by poor people
Examples of social housing in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
Mamdani has expressed his desire for a social housing system like in Vienna or Singapore.
—
Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 4 June 2026
And there’s Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s Homes Act, which would create a federal housing developer for social housing, repeal the Faircloth Act, and put more money into NYCHA.
—Clio Chang, Curbed, 2 June 2026
Policy experts would call it public housing or social housing.
—Idrees Kahloon, The Atlantic, 1 June 2026
Housing advocate and pastor Huang, meanwhile, has campaigned on a progressive platform centered on affordable housing, tenant protections, public transit and structural reforms to city government, including proposals to expand social housing and public participation in policymaking.
—Teresa Liu, Daily News, 29 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for social housing
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 4 June 2026
And there’s Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s Homes Act, which would create a federal housing developer for social housing, repeal the Faircloth Act, and put more money into NYCHA.
—Clio Chang, Curbed, 2 June 2026
Policy experts would call it public housing or social housing.
—Idrees Kahloon, The Atlantic, 1 June 2026
Housing advocate and pastor Huang, meanwhile, has campaigned on a progressive platform centered on affordable housing, tenant protections, public transit and structural reforms to city government, including proposals to expand social housing and public participation in policymaking.
—Teresa Liu, Daily News, 29 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for social housing
Cite this Entry
“Social housing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/social%20housing. Accessed 9 Jun. 2026.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
