social housing

British

noun

accommodation provided by the state for renting

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The community council said the development was a "golden opportunity to be truly progressive and innovative" by becoming the first planning authority in Wales "to impose a language condition on a new social housing estate, in the heartland of the Welsh language".

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Josh says he has the "determination" to turn things around and is trying to apply for social housing.

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While new social housing is being built, is there enough of it and other public services to sustain rapid increases in population?

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However, as a single adult without children, she ranked as low priority for social housing.

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In a policy document, it said the change would respond to "concerns raised about deliverability and affordability" in the original proposals, which were not supported by a majority of councils and other social housing providers.

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