Definitions for Affordable housing
af·ford·able hous·ing

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1. Affordable housing

   Affordable housing is housing deemed affordable to those with a median household income . as rated by country, province, region or municipality by a recognized Housing Affordability Index. In Australia, the National Affordable Housing Summit Group developed their definition of affordable housing as housing that is, "...reasonably adequate in standard and location for lower or middle income households and does not cost so much that a household is unlikely to be able to meet other basic needs on a sustainable basis." In the United Kingdom affordable housing includes "social rented and intermediate housing, provided to specified eligible households whose needs are not met by the market." Most of the literature on affordable housing refers to a number of forms that exist along a continuum - from emergency shelters, to transitional housing, to non-market rental, to formal and informal rental, indigenous housing and ending with affordable home ownership. The notion of housing affordability became widespread in the 1980s in Europe and North America. A growing body of literature found it problematic. Notably, the shift in UK housing policy away from housing need to the more market-oriented analyses of affordability was challenged by Whitehead. This article discusses the principles that lie behind the concepts of need and affordability and the ways they have been defined.

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1. affordable housingadjective

   A form of public housing built on public land that is affordable and accessible to all

   Affordable housing is now defined as public housing

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on January 19, 2021  

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Affordable housing in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Affordable housing in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of Affordable housing in a Sentence

1. Kenny Parcell:

   Rents are rising, driven by inflation and exacerbated by the housing supply shortage, we encourage the administration to look more deeply at how it can address the root causes of rental affordability — namely, affordable housing supply.

2. Peter Cachola Schmal:

   That means that prices in most cities are rising incredibly. The consequence will be a tremendous competition between refugees and all those looking for affordable housing, if nothing is done, the right wing will grow, and (public) opinion against refugees will grow. The first thing to do is build more affordable housing.

3. Julian Castro:

   Unfortunately, too many Americans find their dreams limited by where they come from, and a ZIP code should never determine a child’s future, this important step will give local leaders the tools they need to provide all Americans with access to safe, affordable housing in communities that are rich with opportunity.

4. Cory Booker:

   Access to safe, affordable housing can be transformative in the trajectory of people's lives, my parents knew this when they moved my brother and me to a New Jersey town with good public schools in the face of racial discrimination. The tenants I represented against slumlords when I first moved to Newark knew it too. So did my neighbors in Brick Towers.

5. Jeffrey Hussey:

   We've been very grateful for the eviction moratorium, but it's nothing but a Band-Aid, we've been preparing for the end of the moratorium for months now. We know now that the Band-Aid is gone so many other systemic problems are going to reveal themselves : lack of affordable housing, lack of access to legal representation for tenants, lack of a roof over people's heads after eviction.

References

1. ^ Wikidata
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