Public housing

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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.[1] 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.

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  1. Caves, R. W. (2004). Encyclopedia of the City. Routledge. pp. 610. ISBN 9780415252256.