"affordable housing" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} affordable housing (uncountable)
  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see affordable, housing. Tags: uncountable
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  2. (US) Housing for people whose income is a certain percentage below the median income for an area, as determined by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). Tags: US, uncountable
    Sense id: en-affordable_housing-en-noun-YRinFqFC Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 5 95 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 7 93 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 95
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: Section 8, social housing
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