social housing
noun
British
: houses or apartments that are made available to be rented at a low cost by poor people
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Many other governments have cultivated less bulky, more elegantly designed, and more innovative versions of social housing and discovered that raising the level of design doesn’t mean sacrificing density, living standards, speed, or affordability.
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Justin Davidson, Curbed, 16 Dec. 2025
Apartments meant for social housing were handed to a select few with a condition for unquestionable obedience.
—Sarah Lynch Baldwin, CBS News, 10 Dec. 2025
View gallery - 5 images A hopeful and imaginative approach to social housing that focuses on comfort, community and socialization has earned Appleby Blue Almshouse the UK's top architecture award.
—New Atlas, 17 Oct. 2025
Then there has to be enough social housing.
—Kristen Edgreen Kaufman, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
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Justin Davidson, Curbed, 16 Dec. 2025
Apartments meant for social housing were handed to a select few with a condition for unquestionable obedience.
—Sarah Lynch Baldwin, CBS News, 10 Dec. 2025
View gallery - 5 images A hopeful and imaginative approach to social housing that focuses on comfort, community and socialization has earned Appleby Blue Almshouse the UK's top architecture award.
—New Atlas, 17 Oct. 2025
Then there has to be enough social housing.
—Kristen Edgreen Kaufman, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
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“Social housing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/social%20housing. Accessed 26 Dec. 2025.
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