housing scheme
Britishnoun
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a local-authority housing plan
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the houses built according to such a plan; housing estate
Example Sentences
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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
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
Help to Own is not a social housing scheme, but is available to anyone struggling to get on the property ladder, subject to credit checks.
From BBC • Oct. 16, 2021
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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