noun phrase · neutral
affordable housing
UK/əˌfɔːdəbl ˈhaʊzɪŋ/US/əˌfɔːrdəbl ˈhaʊzɪŋ/a·FOR·da·ble HOUS·ing
Band 4-5task2speaking
housing that is reasonably priced so that ordinary people can afford to buy or rent it
Examples
“a shortage of affordable housing”
“policies to increase affordable housing”
“affordable housing schemes”
Band 8 sentence
“Ensuring access to affordable housing is central to reducing urban inequality and stabilising local communities.”
Collocations
- lack of affordable housing
- provide affordable housing
Word family
affordable (adj) adjectiveaffordability (noun) noun
Common mistakes
We need cheap housing for students.→We need affordable housing for students.
Say it for a higher band
5cheap housing→6low-cost housing→7+affordable housing
Synonyms
low-cost housing
Easily confused
low-cost housing
“The government announced a programme to build low-cost housing for low-income families.”
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