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public housing

noun

  1. housing owned or operated by a government and usually offered at low rent to people with low incomes.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of public housing1

First recorded in 1910–15
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The steady decline of public housing and ballooning waitlists have made matters worse, tipping people into homelessness or overcrowded living conditions.

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In parts of England with no district councils, like in Cornwall, Doncaster and Buckinghamshire, local authorities are responsible for the full range of services - these also include bin collections, public housing and planning.

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Rapper Jay Rock was arrested Thursday evening near the Watts public housing complex where he grew up and booked on suspicion of illegal firearm possession, authorities said.

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Grammy Award-winning rapper Jay Rock was arrested Thursday evening near the Watts public housing complex where he grew up and booked on suspicion of illegal firearm possession, authorities said.

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We had more people living in public housing per capita than any other city in the country.

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