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 only thing that might truly be sufficient is a massive investment at every level of government in social housing.
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Rachel Cohen, Vox, 25 Mar. 2025
The homes, whose construction complied with European Union's masonry standards, are set to be used as social housing and will be rented to people with low income or those who can't afford their own accommodation.
—Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
Imagine mixed-income, accessible and welcome social housing built along transit lines — run by the city, not corporate landlords.
—Cole Hanson, Twin Cities, 30 Mar. 2025
As for the waiting lists for social housing for people with disabilities, 37% or 148,000 households, included at least one person with a disability.
—Goro Gupta, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
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Rachel Cohen, Vox, 25 Mar. 2025
The homes, whose construction complied with European Union's masonry standards, are set to be used as social housing and will be rented to people with low income or those who can't afford their own accommodation.
—Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
Imagine mixed-income, accessible and welcome social housing built along transit lines — run by the city, not corporate landlords.
—Cole Hanson, Twin Cities, 30 Mar. 2025
As for the waiting lists for social housing for people with disabilities, 37% or 148,000 households, included at least one person with a disability.
—Goro Gupta, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
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“Social housing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/social%20housing. Accessed 19 May. 2025.
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