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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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.
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Goro Gupta, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
Between the lines: The concept behind social housing is that the higher rents paid by wealthier renters will help subsidize the lower rents paid by lower-income tenants.
—Melissa Santos, Axios, 18 Mar. 2025
In Vienna, for example, where income limits for government benefits are less stringent, eighty per cent of the population qualifies for social housing.
—Jennifer Wilson, The New Yorker, 10 Mar. 2025
The city’s vision for green social housing is mixed-income rental buildings that are built to certain energy efficiency and decarbonization standards and in which at least 30% of the units are affordable.
—Lizzie Kane, Chicago Tribune, 19 Feb. 2025
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Goro Gupta, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
Between the lines: The concept behind social housing is that the higher rents paid by wealthier renters will help subsidize the lower rents paid by lower-income tenants.
—Melissa Santos, Axios, 18 Mar. 2025
In Vienna, for example, where income limits for government benefits are less stringent, eighty per cent of the population qualifies for social housing.
—Jennifer Wilson, The New Yorker, 10 Mar. 2025
The city’s vision for green social housing is mixed-income rental buildings that are built to certain energy efficiency and decarbonization standards and in which at least 30% of the units are affordable.
—Lizzie Kane, Chicago Tribune, 19 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for social housing
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“Social housing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/social%20housing. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
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