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public housing

Housing owned and operated by the government, usually for rental to lowincome families. Contrast with low-income housing, which is privately owned but government supported through a variety of incentives.

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The properties will provide a net initial yield in line with Triple Point Social Housing's investment criteria and returns profile.
Triple Point Social Housing Buys Five Properties For GBP8 Million
It said it had handed the freehold of the Wren Mews social housing block to social housing group Guinness Homes.
Can't pay, won't play; Kids in social housing barred from garden for private residents only
The median rent for new social housing tenancies in England was [pounds sterling]83 per week, which is [pounds sterling]1.50 lower than the previous year.
Rent takes more than a third of income of social housing tenants in Coventry; The median social housing rent in the West Midlands is [pounds sterling]340 per month - but poor households moving into social housing spend two in every five pounds of their income on rent
Kenyans will be required to establish tenant purchase schemes to buy units in the social housing plan.
Cabinet approves guidelines for affordable housing units
Mrs May added: "We should never see social housing as something that need simply be 'good enough', nor think that the people who live in it should be grateful for their safety net and expect no better.
MAY PUSHES FOR GREATER REFORMS TO SOCIAL HOUSING; PROCEEDINGS POLITICAL
"Our green paper offers a landmark opportunity for major reform to improve fairness, quality and safety for residents living in social housing across the country.
Landlord league tables plan to help tenants
A real estate investment trust, Residential Secure invests in residential and social housing sectors.
Residential Secure Income becomes social housing provider through its subsidiary ReSI Housing
He said the Corporation's social housing waiting list was London's smallest, compared to those provided to him by other boroughs who responded to his questions -- citing waiting lists of 25,000 in Newham, 18,000 in Tower Hamlets and 12,000 in Hackney.
One London borough cut 19,000 off its social housing waiting list, figures reveal; But the City of London Corporation won't say which one it is
However, Fitch believes that the state will still intervene and provide support for social housing providers that are in financial difficulties, which will continue to ensure their sustainability.
Measures likely to negatively affect social housing providers' profiles
This is just another part of the political spin put on housing, and instead of talking in thousands I bet when this new housing development for the Commonwealth village you will be able to count on one hand how many will be rented out as social housing. S T Vaughan, Yardley Wood The small print: Letters will not be included unless you include your name, full postal address and daytime telephone number (we prefer to use names of letter writers but you can ask for your name not to be published if you have a good reason).
Just more political spin on housing; Get in touch - tell us what you think Email: letters@birminghammail.co.uk Twitter: @birminghammail Facebook: facebook.com/birminghammail Post: Birmingham Mail, 60 Church Street, Birmingham B3 2DJ
Right to Buy allows eligible social housing tenants to buy their council or housing association property at a discount.
City Right to Buy scheme is halted for five years

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