Public housing always interests me, because of the help it gives, the funding it needs, and the people against funding it, etc. But it's such a vague thing to me still. Can you fill me in more?
In the US, public housing is priced below market rate, and it lets people live in more convenient locations
Right.. that makes sense. Are there more specific details as to how it's funded, or how it works exactly?
These places are generally funded by the US Department of Housing and Urban Development
I see. So, what's something most people may not know about public housing?
originally, it was basically just a bunch of blocks of apartment buildings
You can get more specific than that! I think most people probably realize it had to start somewhere like that. What else can you tell me?
, the details, terminology, definitions of poverty and other criteria for allocation vary within different contexts.
History.
The origins of municipal housing lie in the dramatic urban population increase caused by the Industrial Revolution of the 19th century. In the large cities of the period, many social commentators, such as Octavia Hill and Charles Booth reported on the squalor, sickness and immorality that arose. Henry Mayhew, visiting Bethnal Green, wrote in "The Morning Chronicle":
Some philanthropists began to provide housing in tenement blocks
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