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

"Sometimes in sheltered housing it's hard, you know."

From BBC • Dec. 29, 2025

Councils across the UK can borrow money from banks or from the government to fund improvements in their areas - from building new schools to maintaining roads and providing sheltered housing.

From BBC • Aug. 25, 2025

The couple were moved to a sheltered housing block on the other side of Stratford called Holden Point.

From BBC • Jul. 8, 2022

It also includes staff who are personal assistants to a person's home and covers residential settings, sheltered housing and day care.

From BBC • Nov. 28, 2020

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