low-income housing

noun

: housing for people who have low incomes

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Both buildings are fully income-restricted to people making between 60% of the area median income, which is considered affordable or low-income housing, and 140% of the area median income, defined as the top end of workforce housing. Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 27 Apr. 2026 Kurtis said Revesco is exploring low-income housing tax credits as a possible way to reduce the needed loan amount. Thomas Gounley, Denver Post, 21 Apr. 2026 As the state pushes cities to build more low-income housing while tax credits, grants and other public funding sources are increasingly hard to come by, San Jose is exploring new financing tools. Ryan MacAsero, Mercury News, 16 Apr. 2026 The windswept community is home to historic mill houses and a new low-income housing complex right next to where the turbine components will be stacked and assembled. Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for low-income housing

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“Low-income housing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/low-income%20housing. Accessed 5 May. 2026.

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