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

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Example Sentences

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public housing

The 42-year-old received a public housing flat in compensation, but told AFP she will miss the village where neighbours are like family.

From Barron's ● Sep. 13, 2026

Participants either live in public housing or receive government assistance for housing.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 2, 2026

Aparcedo and her family spent three years in a shelter following the floods before being relocated to a public housing project — which toppled in the June earthquake.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026

Burnham could potentially attempt to borrow to fund more public housing, but he would have to ensure this was consistent with the fiscal rules he has also said he will retain.

From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026

Take for example, the forty-two-year-old African American man who applied for public housing for himself and his three children who were living with him at the time.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander

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