social housing
Government-subsidized residences
Social housing is residential accommodation provided at below-market rents by governments or nonprofit organizations, typically for low-income tenants.
The term is more common in British than American English, where public housing or affordable housing are preferred: The council built new social housing developments across the borough.
Offset by external funding
- rent-controlledLegally limited lease cost
- income-basedCalculated from earnings
- means-testedContingent on financial status
- affordableReasonably priced
Property and grounds
- neighborhoodResidential area nearby
- integrationCombining into a whole
- courtyardEnclosed open-air space
- stairwellEnclosed vertical passage for stairs
Multistory tall building
- low-riseFew floors only
- prefabPre-assembled building
- brutalistAdherent of severity
- modernistAdvocate of experimental forms
maisonette · walk-up · modular · balcony · terraced · post-war · density
Recently completed dwelling
- regenerationBiological self-repair process
- demolitionDeliberate structural destruction
- decantingTransferring liquid carefully
- privatizationState sells public assets
subsidized
Offset by external funding
- rent-controlledLegally limited lease cost
- income-basedCalculated from earnings
- means-testedContingent on financial status
estate
Property and grounds
- neighborhoodResidential area nearby
- integrationCombining into a whole
- courtyardEnclosed open-air space
high-rise
Multistory tall building
modernist · maisonette · walk-up · modular · balcony · terraced · post-war · density
new-build
Recently completed dwelling
- regenerationBiological self-repair process
- demolitionDeliberate structural destruction
- decantingTransferring liquid carefully
- housingapartments, home, house, houses, homes
- rentingtenant, landlord, rent, rental, renter
- Social Programswelfare office, unemployment benefits, disability benefits, TANF, family allowances
- social serviceswelfare office, case workers, job training, child protective services, counseling
- urban housingapartment, flat, condominium, penthouse, studio
- UK Propertyfreehold, leasehold, estate agent, council house, terraced house
social housingprivate ownership
Individual control of assets
buy-to-let · homeownership · commercial real estate · condominium · investment property
social housinggated community
Restricted-access residential area
penthouse · mansion · gated communities · McMansion · country estate
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