low-income housing

noun

: housing for people who have low incomes

Examples of low-income housing in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Last week, as Santa Monica was approving the low-income housing project costing more than $1 million a unit, the U.S. Supreme Court was putting the brakes on California’s impact fees. Dan Walters, The Mercury News, 17 Apr. 2024 Currently, 16 total cars are shared from 10 locations mostly near community and low-income housing developments — including in South Sacramento and Del Paso Heights. Ari Plachta, Sacramento Bee, 7 Mar. 2024 Industrial buildings and a low-income housing project were torn down, and Nationals Park and a new headquarters for the Transportation Department soon moved in — spurring an explosion of residential towers and waterfront eateries. Marisa Iati, Washington Post, 3 Feb. 2024 In total, the proposal calls for 572 condominiums and 949 apartments, with at least 214 units set aside as low-income housing. Liam Dillon, Los Angeles Times, 7 Mar. 2024 Half of the residential units in the development would have to be for people with moderate incomes, 40% would have to be composed of low-income housing and 10% could be used for church staff or other workers. The Arizona Republic, 6 Mar. 2024 Butler Place was one of 52 Works Progress Administration projects for low-income housing under President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s New Deal. Kamal Morgan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Feb. 2024 The Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act, which has passed the House of Representatives and now awaits action in the Senate, would expand the low-income housing tax credit (LIHTC). Chris Edwards, National Review, 15 Mar. 2024 Churches, developers like the plan To proponents in the religious community, House Bill 2815 could solve two problems: reducing obstacles to providing low-income housing for people who need it, and offering churches the chance to put their excess land to productive use. The Arizona Republic, 6 Mar. 2024

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“Low-income housing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/low-income%20housing. Accessed 29 Apr. 2024.

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