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housing association — UK US noun [countable] [singular housing association plural housing associations] in the UK, an organization that owns houses for people with low incomes to live in Thesaurus: help with social problemshyponym … Useful english dictionary
Housing authority — A housing authority or ministry of housing is generally a governmental body that governs some aspect of the territory s housing, often providing low rent or free apartments to qualified residents. Specific housing authorities Hong Kong Housing… … Wikipedia
housing association — n (in Britain) a local organization that provides rented homes for poorer families, and especially for old, disabled and single people. It also shares the ownership of houses with people who cannot afford to buy a house on their own. Similar… … Universalium
Housing Benefit — is a means tested social security benefit in the UK that is intended to help meet Housing costs for rented accommodation. The primary legislation governing Housing Benefit is the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992.[1]… … Wikipedia
Housing association — Housing associations in the United Kingdom are independent not for profit bodies that provide low cost social housing for people in housing need. Any trading surplus is used to maintain existing homes and to help finance new ones. They are now… … Wikipedia
housing benefit — ➔ benefit1 * * * housing benefit UK US noun [U] GOVERNMENT ► in the UK, money paid by the government to help people who are on a low income pay for a place to live in: »Regulations place a duty on local authorities to ensure housing benefit is… … Financial and business terms
housing market — The housing market is characterized by the relatively high cost of buying and renting; one of the highest levels of home ownership in the European Union; the small proportion of housing for rent; and the large proportion of second and vacant… … Encyclopedia of contemporary Spanish culture
Housing Act 1980 — The Housing Act 1980 was an Act of Parliament passed by the Parliament of the United Kingdom that gave five million council house tenants in England and Wales the Right to Buy their house from their local authority. The Act came into force on the … Wikipedia
Housing and Urban Development Corporation — The Housing and Urban Development Corporation Limited (HUDCO) is a government owned corporation in India. One of the public sector undertakings, it is wholly owned by the Union Government and is under the administrative control of the Ministry of … Wikipedia
Housing Acts, 1934, 1937 — The Housing Act established the Federal Housing Administration to encourage banks and building loan associations to provide loans for home building and repairs. The second act in 1937 established the U.S. Public Housing Authority to encourage… … Historical Dictionary of the Roosevelt–Truman Era
