government housing
State-subsidized apartments
Government housing is residential property owned, subsidized, or administered by a government entity, typically provided at below-market rates to low-income residents.
In the United States, the projects is common slang for government housing developments.
British English uses council housing or council estates.
The term often carries connotations of poverty and urban decay, though quality varies widely.
- public assistanceGovernment help for poor
- tower blockTall residential building
- high riseMultistory urban building
- low riseFew floors only
- urban renewalRevitalizing decayed city areas
Section 8 · anti-discrimination policies · welfare state · social safety net · transit-oriented development · neighborhood identity · tenant rights · subsidized rent · economic mobility · Singapore · zoning laws · subsidized · income limits · eminent domain · tax credits · rent · low-income · projects
- housingapartments, home, house, houses, homes
- public housingcouncil estates, council flats, Section 8, council estate, council flat
- political perkssalary, base salary, per diem, allowances, expense account
government housinggated community
Restricted-access residential area
mansion · penthouse · estate · McMansion · affluent neighborhood