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housing scheme

British  

noun

  1. a local-authority housing plan

  2. the houses built according to such a plan; housing estate

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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He takes us to a rabbit warren of a housing scheme, its high walls criss-crossed by shaded alleyways.

From BBC Aug. 21, 2023

Sam says he has now given up on trying to rent through any affordable housing scheme - and also his dream of becoming a homeowner.

From BBC Jul. 31, 2023

Rome initially reported that the student housing scheme was on schedule, but Brussels rejected that assertion.

From Reuters Jul. 20, 2023

If you’re rich — say, rich enough to risk half a million dollars in an artist’s stateless housing scheme — that’s pretty much already your reality.

From New York Times Nov. 10, 2022

It is intended to make full use of the federal housing scheme, in a practical way, the City Council having reversed its former decisions and accepted by by-law the obligation which the government act requires.

From Catastrophe and Social Change Based Upon a Sociological Study of the Halifax Disaster by Prince, Samuel Henry

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