Phrase guide

social housing

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Rental housing owned and managed by the government, non-profit organizations, or by a combination of the two, with the aim of providing affordable housing, often focusing on disadvantaged groups such as low-income earners, social-security recipients, the elderly and people with disabilities.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: UK, uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: public housing, subsidized housing, housing project

Antonyms: none provided

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Across languages

Translations

21 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 公共房屋 (gōnggòng fángwū) — affordable housing provided by public authorities or non-profit organizations
  • Chinese Mandarin: 公房 (gōngfáng) — affordable housing provided by public authorities or non-profit organizations
  • Danish: socialt boligbyggeri — affordable housing provided by public authorities or non-profit organizations
  • Finnish: sosiaalinen asuminen — affordable housing provided by public authorities or non-profit organizations
  • French: logement social — affordable housing provided by public authorities or non-profit organizations
  • German: Sozialwohnungen — affordable housing provided by public authorities or non-profit organizations
  • German: Sozialwohnung — affordable housing provided by public authorities or non-profit organizations
  • German: sozialer Wohnungsbau — affordable housing provided by public authorities or non-profit organizations
  • Hungarian: támogatott — affordable housing provided by public authorities or non-profit organizations
  • Hungarian: szociális — affordable housing provided by public authorities or non-profit organizations
  • Hungarian: állami — affordable housing provided by public authorities or non-profit organizations
  • Hungarian: közcélú lakhatás — affordable housing provided by public authorities or non-profit organizations
  • Hungarian: lakás — affordable housing provided by public authorities or non-profit organizations
  • Hungarian: (állami) bérlakás / bérház / lakástámogatás — affordable housing provided by public authorities or non-profit organizations
  • Indonesian: perumahan umum — affordable housing provided by public authorities or non-profit organizations
  • Irish: tithíocht phoiblí — affordable housing provided by public authorities or non-profit organizations
  • Irish: tithíocht shóisialta — affordable housing provided by public authorities or non-profit organizations
  • Japanese: 公営住宅 (kōei jūtaku) — affordable housing provided by public authorities or non-profit organizations
  • Polish: mieszkania socjalne — affordable housing provided by public authorities or non-profit organizations
  • Russian: социа́льное жильё (sociálʹnoje žilʹjó) — affordable housing provided by public authorities or non-profit organizations
  • Russian: обще́ственное жильё (obščéstvennoje žilʹjó) — affordable housing provided by public authorities or non-profit organizations