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... > social science subjects > criminology and criminal justice > criminology > street crime in America > urban life/criminology theory > social housing
... > contexts > demography > residence characteristics > housing > community-based housing > social housing
... > contexts > population characteristics > demography > residence characteristics > housing > community-based housing > social housing
... > contexts > population characteristics > health > public health > epidemiologic measurements > demography > residence characteristics > housing > community-based housing > social housing
contexts > demography > residence characteristics > housing > social housing
... > contexts > population characteristics > demography > residence characteristics > housing > social housing
... > contexts > population characteristics > health > public health > epidemiologic measurements > demography > residence characteristics > housing > social housing

Preferred term

social housing  

Definition

  • Social housing is a collective term for the public service provision of decent and safe, subsidized shelter for eligible low-income families or other vulnerable groups, such as the elderly and persons with disabilities, in a society. Subsidies may be direct or indirect, in the form of direct housing subsidies, nonprofit housing, public housing, cooperative housing, or rent supplements for people living in private sector housing. [Source: Encyclopedia of Urban Studies; Social Housing]

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