"Living space" redirects here. For the German foreign policy, see Lebensraum. For the Isaac Asimov short story, see Living Space.
For the type of container, see Housing (engineering). For the Chinese TV series, see Housing (TV series).
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Housing, or more generally, living spaces, refers to the construction and assigned usage of houses or buildings individually or collectively, for the purpose of shelter. Housing is a basic human need, and it plays a critical role in shaping the quality of life for individuals, families, and communities. [1]
Industrialization brought mass migration to cities. This one-room worker home from Helsinki from 1911 represents an attempt by the city government to improve the conditions of workers e.g. with electricity and running water installed in the row house.
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housing, market housing and non-market housing. While market housing consists of apartments, condominiums, private housing, etc. Non-market housing consists...
Public housing is a form of housing tenure in which the property is usually owned by a government authority, either central or local. Although the common...
Tract housing is a type of housing development in which multiple similar houses are built on a tract (area) of land that is subdivided into smaller lots...
United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (or HUD secretary) is the head of the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development,...
Affordable housing is housing which is deemed affordable to those with a household income at or below the median as rated by the national government or...
A housing unit, or dwelling unit, (at later mention often abbreviated to unit) is a structure or the part of a structure or the space that is used as...
A housing estate (or sometimes housing complex, housing development, subdivision or community) is a group of homes and other buildings built together...
housing voucher is a voucher that can be spent on rented housing, such as Section 8 public housing in the United States, along with universal housing...
Housing First is a policy that offers unconditional, permanent housing as quickly as possible to homeless people, and other supportive services afterward...
subsidized housing is often called "affordable housing". Forms of subsidies include direct housing subsidies, non-profit housing, public housing, rent supplements/vouchers...
A Housing minister is the member of a country's government typically responsible for Housing Policy. Australia: Minister for Housing Victoria: Minister...
A housing cooperative, or housing co-op, is a legal entity, usually a cooperative or a corporation, which owns real estate, consisting of one or more...
A housing authority or ministry of housing is generally a governmental body that governs aspects of housing or (called in general "[ (building)|]]" or...
The term housing crisis refers to acute failures in the housing market at a given place and time. Depending on the context and the speaker, the term has...
Public housing in the United Kingdom, also known as council housing or social housing, provided the majority of rented accommodation until 2011 when the...
and the United Kingdom, housing associations are private, non-profit making organisations that provide low-cost "social housing" for people in need of...
Minister of State for Housing, Planning and Building Safety is a mid-level position in the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities in the...
Informal housing or informal settlement can include any form of housing, shelter, or settlement (or lack thereof) which is illegal, falls outside of government...
subsidy scheme by the Government of India to facilitate access to affordable housing for the low and moderate-income residents of the country. It envisaged...
Housing in India varies from palaces of erstwhile maharajas to modern apartment buildings in big cities to tiny huts in far-flung villages. The Human...
Pucca housing (or pukka or pacca) refers to dwellings that are designed to be solid and permanent. This term is applied to housing in South Asia built...
(also ‘corporation house’) or council flat is a form of British public housing built by local authorities. A council estate is a building complex containing...
subsidized housing is administered by federal, state and local agencies to provide subsidized rental assistance for low-income households. Public housing is priced...
Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is one of the executive departments of the U.S. federal government. It administers federal housing and urban...
Bell housing or bellhousing is a colloquial term for the portion of the transmission that covers the flywheel and clutch or torque converter on vehicles...
Housing NSW, formerly the Housing Commission of New South Wales and before that the New South Wales Housing Board, was an agency of the Department of...
Poor housing may refer to: Affordable housing, subsidized housing for people with a low income Condemned property, housing with restrictions placed by...
Corporate housing is a term in the relocation industry that implies renting a furnished apartment, condo, or home on a temporary basis to individuals...
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