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housing shortage
UK/ˈhaʊzɪŋ ˈʃɔːtɪdʒ/US/ˈhaʊzɪŋ ˈʃɔːrtɪdʒ/HOUS·ing SHORT·age
A situation in which there are not enough homes for people who need them.
Examples
“Rapid population growth has resulted in a serious housing shortage.”
“The housing shortage has pushed rents to unaffordable levels for many families.”
“Government policies are needed to address the housing shortage for low-income groups.”
Band 8 sentence
“Addressing the housing shortage requires coordinated action across local government, private developers and community groups to increase supply of affordable homes.”
Collocations
- severe housing shortage
- a shortage of affordable housing
Word family
Common mistakes
many housings→many houses / a housing shortage
shortage of housings→shortage of housing / housing shortage
there is lots of housing shortage→there is a severe housing shortage
Say it for a higher band
5housing problem→6shortage of houses→7+housing shortage
Synonyms
housing crisis
housing problem
Easily confused
housing crisis
“The city declared a housing crisis after thousands lost their homes.”
housing problem
“High rent is one of the main housing problems in the area.”
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