What is Housing?
A housing may mean an [[enclosure]] containing some equipment or mechanism. Housing means places to live, such as dwellings and [[house]]s. In many countries governments will make rules about housing. Housing may be owned by the people who live in in - [[owner-occupiers]]. They may have taken out [[debt]]<nowiki/>s - [[mortgage]] - to buy it. It may be rented from a private [[landlord]] who owns it. It may be [[public housing]], owned or managed by the government. This is usually [[affordable housing]], places to live that the average person can afford to purchase or rent [[Tied cottage|Tied housing]] means a house which goes with a job. People who cannot live on their own may be put in [[Residential institution|residential accommodation.]] == Cities == Housing in the centres of [[cities]] in many countries is becoming very expensive - so expensive that people with children cannot afford to live there. <ref>{{Cite web|date=14 July 2023|title=The prospect of the childless city|url=https://www.ft.com/content/31d9e4b7-a0d8-4316-bd42-9b097c0cb3a0|access-date=2023-07-14|website=Financial Times}}</ref> See also * [[Homelessness]] * [[Homeless shelter]] * [[Right to housing]] * [[Warming center]] ==References== {{reflist}} [[Category:Housing| ]]