Vanessa Nicholson (granddaughter of Vanessa Bell, one of the pivotal figures of the unconventional, but influential Bloomsbury Group in the first half of the 20th century) has described it as a curious slippery adjective.
Definition of 'public housing'. public housing. uncountable noun. Public housing is apartments or houses that are rented to poor people, usually at a low cost, by the government. [mainly US] ...the construction of more public housing.
Definition of 'Affordable Housing' Definition: Affordable housing refers to housing units that are affordable by that section of society whose income is below the median household income. Description: Though different countries have different definitions for affordable housing, but it is largely the same, i.e. affordable housing should address the housing needs of the lower or middle income households.