housing association

noun

1. social welfare (in Britain) a non-profit-making body whose purpose is to build, convert, or improve houses for letting at fair rents

Example Sentences

She said high demand and a very low turnover of housing association stock meant they could not "move people into the homes they need and deserve".

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The housing association told the BBC Ben "accepted" the home knowing it had no white goods, but they provided funds to ensure he could purchase essentials, like a cooker and microwave.

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Susan - who suffers from severe mental health issues - moved into the housing association property from a women's hostel in 2019.

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The housing association said it had informed Susan of a change in her rent.

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The World at One discusses the slowdown in construction of affordable homes in England with panellists Paul Brocklehurst - of the Land, Planning and Development Federation - and Fiona Fletcher-Smith, chief executive of housing association L&Q.

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