Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
social housing
noun
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
▪ For them, social housing remains a priority.
▪ In the field of social housing, discrimination against nationals of other Member States will be out of the question.
▪ MDC's approach to housing development in its extended area acknowledges the need for social housing provision.
▪ Nearly all new social housing is now being built by housing associations.
▪ Republicans also scored exceptionally well among people living in the urban social housing projects.
▪ Since 1985-86 alone, total capital public expenditure on social housing provision has been £18.3 billion.
▪ The two construction projects chosen for study are both 50 unit social housing projects in Le Mans and Bolton.
▪ There are constraining elements affecting the owner-occupied sector, and those impinging on social housing.
Wiktionary
social housing
n. 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.