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sheltered housing

British

noun

Also called: sheltered accommodation, sheltered homes. accommodation designed esp for the elderly or infirm consisting of a group of individual premises, often with some shared facilities and a caretaker

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They have proposed cuts to services including reduced school cleaning and grounds maintenance, stopping road line painting on residential streets and ceasing sheltered housing support contributions.

From BBC ● Feb. 19, 2026

The police outer cordon stretches across the road between a sheltered housing complex and a detached house.

From BBC ● Mar. 10, 2025

It is now a sheltered housing site, with a mixture of rooms, flats and bungalows, for people over the age of 55.

From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2024

He was in the back room of a sheltered housing unit in Leith recalling snapshots of his previous life when he was young and fearless.

From BBC ● Apr. 1, 2023

She decided to take a job in sheltered housing instead which she describes as "absolutely wonderful".

From BBC ● Mar. 12, 2023

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