low-income housing

noun

: housing for people who have low incomes

Examples of low-income housing in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Local demonstrators with a bullhorn occupied the dais to demand low-income housing in Cambridge. Jason Farago, New York Times, 23 May 2024 Chelsea, which has extensive experience in low-income housing development and is part of the Midway Rising team chosen to redevelop the city’s sports arena real estate, has not yet disclosed the cost of the Seventh and Market project. Lori Weisberg, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 May 2024 After a group sued over Huntington Beach’s refusal to include enough low-income housing, the city ultimately agreed to add more but fought an order to pay the group more than $3.5 million in attorneys’ fees. Teri Sforza, Orange County Register, 21 May 2024 There’s still the task of getting cities long wary of approving any kind of housing — let alone low-income housing — to sign off on these projects. Kate Talerico, The Mercury News, 19 May 2024 The only new funding Newsom noted was an additional $500 million in state low-income housing tax credits, doubling the current amount. Kate Talerico, The Mercury News, 10 May 2024 Jimenez has long advocated for low-income housing in the city and resources for its farmworker community, but declined to comment directly on the current project to avoid influencing the planning commission’s decision. Salvador Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 10 May 2024 Since 2021, 521 extremely low-income housing units have been built in Sacramento, according to a new city report. Theresa Clift, Sacramento Bee, 9 May 2024 Before their vote, council members heard from low-income housing advocates who urged them to pursue the proposal and from area residents who said there were far too many huge housing projects already planned along Quail Gardens Drive. Barbara Henry, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Feb. 2024

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“Low-income housing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/low-income%20housing. Accessed 28 May. 2024.

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