social housing

noun

1. accommodation provided by the state for renting

Example Sentences

But the city’s “mansion tax” is expected to change that, bringing in hundreds of millions per year, about a third of which could be allocated to support “social housing.”

From Los Angeles Times

“Often the hardest part of making it a reality is finding the funds to make it happen. We have the vision, we have the programs and, now, we have the funding to make social housing a reality,” said Joe Donlin, director of the United to House LA coalition, which brought Measure ULA to the ballot.

From Los Angeles Times

The initiative — drafted by renters’ rights groups, homeless service providers, affordable housing nonprofits and labor unions — was designed to bolster social housing across the city, allocating 22.5% of its funding to “alternative housing models” in which “residents shall have the right to participate directly and meaningfully in decision-making concerning the operation and management of the project.”

From Los Angeles Times

Advocates say the social housing models they’re trying to bring to the city aren’t anything new — they point to similar programs in places such as New York City, Singapore and Vienna — they’ve just never had much support in L.A.

From Los Angeles Times

A state law approved last year commissioned a study to analyze opportunities for and obstacles to increasing social housing in California.

From Los Angeles Times