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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The sector has also been boosted by a report in the Financial Times that Wednesday's U.K. spending review will include a provision to allow builders to access cheaper financing, and could include a funding settlement for social housing worth up to £25 billion ($33.79 billion).
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Chloe Taylor,jenni Reid,holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 10 June 2025
West Chin, 56, a residential architect, was born in the Bronx, where his father was an architect of social housing.
—Craig Kellogg Ashok Sinha, New York Times, 16 May 2025
Investments in sustainable social housing, sustainable urban infrastructure, and resilient community developments exemplify how climate policy can concurrently address housing affordability, employment generation, and emissions reductions.
—Ali Hoss, Forbes.com, 7 May 2025
The only thing that might truly be sufficient is a massive investment at every level of government in social housing.
—Rachel Cohen, Vox, 25 Mar. 2025
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Chloe Taylor,jenni Reid,holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 10 June 2025
West Chin, 56, a residential architect, was born in the Bronx, where his father was an architect of social housing.
—Craig Kellogg Ashok Sinha, New York Times, 16 May 2025
Investments in sustainable social housing, sustainable urban infrastructure, and resilient community developments exemplify how climate policy can concurrently address housing affordability, employment generation, and emissions reductions.
—Ali Hoss, Forbes.com, 7 May 2025
The only thing that might truly be sufficient is a massive investment at every level of government in social housing.
—Rachel Cohen, Vox, 25 Mar. 2025
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“Social housing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/social%20housing. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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