public housing

NOUN

affordable housing

Synonyms

WEAK

low-and-middle-income housing low-cost housing market-rate housing public-sector housing

Example Sentences

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She still lives in the same public housing complex where she raised the filmmaker and his siblings as a single mother.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2026

He wants to increase the number of bike lanes, parks and green walking paths, as well as improve public housing in a capital of 2 million people where rent is often prohibitive.

From Barron's • Mar. 15, 2026

But her crusade for public housing seems more tragedy than triumph.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 24, 2026

Huang has called for more public housing and for a reduction in the number of police officers, with the cost savings poured into other city services.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 7, 2026

No one knows exactly how many people are excluded from public housing because of criminal records, or even the number of people with criminal records who would be ineligible if they applied.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander