public housing

American  

noun

1. housing owned or operated by a government and usually offered at low rent to people with low incomes.

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Etymology

Origin of public housing

First recorded in 1910–15

Example Sentences

Rae Huang, a 43-year-old community organizer and democratic socialist, is waging a long-shot campaign for L.A. mayor, focusing on free buses, public housing and police abuse.

From Los Angeles Times • May 31, 2026

She still lives in the same public housing complex where she raised the filmmaker and his siblings as a single mother.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2026

He wants to increase the number of bike lanes, parks and green walking paths, as well as improve public housing in a capital of 2 million people where rent is often prohibitive.

From Barron's • Mar. 15, 2026

If he really cares about the latter, he wouldn’t bar tenants in the city’s dilapidated public housing from airing complaints at his hearings on “rental ripoffs,” as the New York Post reported this week.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 18, 2026

No one knows exactly how many people are excluded from public housing because of criminal records, or even the number of people with criminal records who would be ineligible if they applied.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander