collocation · academic
mixed-income housing
/ˌmɪkst ˈɪnkʌm ˈhaʊzɪŋ/MIX·ed-IN·come HOU·sing
Housing where people with different income levels live together in the same development.
Examples
“Mixed-income housing schemes aim to integrate social groups and reduce segregation.”
“The council invested in mixed-income housing to prevent ghettos forming.”
“Designing mixed-income housing requires careful management to ensure fairness.”
Band 8 sentence
“Implementing mixed-income housing in regenerated districts can foster social cohesion if supported by adequate services.”
Collocations
- mixed-income neighbourhood
- promote mixed-income housing
Word family
Common mistakes
The city builds mixed income housings.→The city builds mixed-income housing.
Mixed-income houses help reduce segregation between rich and poor.→Mixed-income housing helps reduce segregation between rich and poor.
Say it for a higher band
5mixed housing→6affordable housing mix→7+mixed-income housing
Synonyms
socially mixed housing
Easily confused
mixed-income housing vs social housing
“The project replaced several blocks of social housing with mixed-income housing to diversify the area.”
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