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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Throughout his career, Edwards remained committed to public art, creating sculptures for universities, public housing projects and museums around the world.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 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

For New Yorkers that live in public housing and want the credits available to them, they also need to come with paperwork from their buildings.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 29, 2026

Expenditures on public housing have fallen since the 1980s, and the expansion of public rental subsidies came to a halt in the mid-1990s.

From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich