How to Use social housing in a Sentence

social housing

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  • In a city in the south of France, a social housing development project broke ground — then unearthed pieces of history.
    — Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 9 Apr. 2024
  • For years even before the crash, there had been a shift away from social housing built by local authorities and more of a reliance on the market.
    — Megan Specia, New York Times, 15 Jan. 2024
  • Nadia Bey, who lives in a social housing high-rise just a couple of blocks away was doubtful that the Olympic investments would improve her life.
    — Catherine Porter, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2024
  • Bardella grew up as an only child in social housing in Seine-Saint-Denis, a working-class suburb in Paris.
    — Christian Edwards, CNN, 27 June 2024
  • For social tenants, there’s protection against these high prices, thanks to a 2020 agreement signed between the town hall and social housing groups.
    — Anne Pouzargues, WIRED, 17 Oct. 2023
  • Set in a dystopian London where all social housing has been banned, the film follows the residents of a community called the Kitchen who must fight to save their home.
    — Ellise Shafer, Variety, 15 Oct. 2023
  • Two previous social housing bills by Lee have failed to pass the Legislature.
    — Hannah Wiley, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2023
  • China’s top leaders are instead refocusing the lens to address the millions of apartments that no one wants to buy, pledging to turn them into social housing at lower rents.
    — Alexandra Stevenson, New York Times, 24 May 2024
  • And between social housing and below-market units, 30% of the units at Jericho Lands will be designated affordable.
    — Sara Miller Llana, The Christian Science Monitor, 7 June 2024
  • There should be more housing owned directly by the city, county, or state, as well as more land trust housing, cooperative housing, and other forms of social housing.
    — Letter Writers, Twin Cities, 26 Feb. 2024
  • Yet in places where the population is shrinking, which are some of the same cities and towns where developers expanded most aggressively, there will be little need for social housing projects.
    — Alexandra Stevenson, New York Times, 24 May 2024
  • Beyer Blinder Belle, a firm with a long history in both social housing and renovation, understood how to leave the best features alone and make the most of spacious common areas, large arched windows, and high ceilings.
    — Wes Tarca, Curbed, 12 Jan. 2023
  • Without access to affordable social housing, young people today have no choice but to fall back on their parents, particularly in times of trouble.
    — Kitty Grady, Vogue, 17 Oct. 2023
  • After designing a succession of private homes in his early career, Yamamoto completed his first social housing project, in the coastal city of Kumamoto, in 1991.
    — Oscar Holland, CNN, 5 Mar. 2024
  • Up to 50% of these units will be social housing, aimed to avoid displacement of current residents while those who can afford to pay market rate help bolster the local economy, encouraging new businesses to take up leases in the area.
    — Elizabeth Fazzare, Architectural Digest, 27 June 2024
  • Homeowners, renters, and those in social housing can apply to local authorities for a grant that helps cover improvements such as lighting controls, railings, or the addition of a downstairs room.
    — Angela Wang, The Christian Science Monitor, 7 Nov. 2023
  • The biggest cause, analysts say, is a failure by successive governments to invest in social housing, which local authorities once built for those who could not afford to rent privately.
    — Megan Specia, New York Times, 15 Jan. 2024
  • The nearby stock of dilapidated social housing is being revamped.
    — Catherine Porter, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2024
  • The space had been offered by Action Logement, an urban development association that helps fund and run social housing.
    — Dana Thomas, New York Times, 4 July 2023
  • Other points in the agreement include increasing social housing, stricter sentences for serious crimes and capping property taxes.
    — TIME, 16 May 2024
  • Architecture firm Aileen Sage and community housing provider Bridge Housing, are reimagining social housing in a way that delivers no bills to residents.
    — Afdhel Aziz, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2024
  • Residents could then work together to convert their homes into affordable social housing and either run it themselves or choose another organization to do so.
    — Téa Kvetenadze, New York Daily News, 7 Feb. 2024
  • Key points include funding to increase affordable, social housing and financial support for private households building climate neutral homes.
    — Sophie Kiderlin, CNBC, 23 July 2024
  • Perennial Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein addressed the group, calling for less military spending and larger investments in public education, social housing and health care.
    — Jake Offenhartz, Sophia Tareen, TIME, 16 July 2024
  • Get started for only $30 This real estate training covers property management, construction cost estimation, social housing, and much more.
    — Big Think, 24 June 2024
  • Despite many efforts, the government rescue plans to improve education, social housing, and the quality of public services remain painstakingly unsuccessful.
    — Léontine Gallois, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 July 2024
  • In an effort to tackle California’s housing crisis, Lee has proposed social housing legislation to create affordable and quality homes for all Californians.
    — Anne Gelhaus, The Mercury News, 7 Jan. 2024

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