Public housing

Public housing is a form of housing tenure in which the property is usually owned by a government authority, which may be central or local. Public housing is a form to give homes to poor people or the homeless.

Social housing is any rental housing that may be owned and managed by the state. Social housing can also be seen as a potential answer to housing inequality.

Private housing is a form of housing tenure in which the property is owned by a private developer.

Public Housing Media

• Bishan-Ang Mo Kio Park.jpg

  Public housing in Bishan, Singapore. Singapore's public residential developments range from studio units to executive condominiums, contributing to a 90% home-ownership rate, one of the highest in the world.

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  Public-housing complex in Tseung Kwan O, Hong Kong. The Kin Ming Estate comprises ten housing blocks, providing housing for approximately 22,000 people. In 2020, 2,112,138 were identified residents of public housing, which is 28% of the total population.

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  A local-authority 20-storey tower block in Cwmbran, South Wales.

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  Boundary Street in 1890; three years later, the London County Council began slum clearance.

• Minha Casa, Minha Vida em Eunápolis (Bahia).jpg

  Social housing in Eunápolis, Brazil.

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  Moss Park in Downtown Toronto.

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  The 20-story John F. Hylan Houses in the Bushwick section of Brooklyn, New York City.

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  The Ramona Gardens projects in Los Angeles, California.