social housing

noun

1. accommodation provided by the state for renting

Example Sentences

This social housing development, with 57 flats for over-65s, in Southwark, south London, replaced an abandoned care home, and is billed as a modern version of the traditional almshouse.

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"The result is a new standard for inclusive social housing in later life."

From BBC

Elle has not been able to find another affordable flat and wants to secure a place in social housing instead.

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However, Elle - who is in recovery from drug and alcohol addiction and receives disability benefits - has been on waiting lists for social housing for almost three years.

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"That does give me more points in the social housing system, but unfortunately not enough to prevent me from having to go through the homelessness system."

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