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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

Human remains have been found under the patio of a sheltered housing site.

From BBC • Oct. 5, 2024

It is now a sheltered housing site, with a mixture of rooms, flats and bungalows, for people over the age of 55.

From BBC • Oct. 5, 2024

After the war, Mr Shepherd worked in agricultural sales but for the last 15 years he has lived in sheltered housing in Forres, Moray.

From BBC • Jul. 23, 2023

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

From BBC • Jul. 8, 2022

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