social housing

Noun

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Rental housing owned and managed by the government, non-profit organizations, or by a combination of the two, with the aim of providing affordable housing, often focusing on disadvantaged groups such as low-income earners, social-security recipients, the elderly and people with disabilities.

Japanese Meaning

政府や非営利組織、またはそれらの共同出資により所有・管理され、低所得者、社会保障受給者、高齢者、障がい者などの生活が困難な人々へ手頃な賃貸住宅を提供する住宅制度。また、これを指して『社会住宅』や『公営住宅』と呼ぶ。