Housing authority
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A housing authority or ministry of housing is generally a governmental body that governs some aspect of the territory's housing, often providing low rent or free apartments to qualified residents.

Specific housing authorities

  • Hong Kong Housing Authority
    Hong Kong Housing Authority
    The Hong Kong Housing Authority is the main provider of public housing in Hong Kong. It was established in 1973 under the Housing Ordinance and is an agency of the Government of Hong Kong...

  • Ministry of Housing and Local Government
    Ministry of Housing and Local Government
    The Ministry of Housing and Local Government was a United Kingdom government department formed after the Second World War, covering the areas of housing and local government....

     (UK, historic)
  • United States Housing Authority
    United States Housing Authority
    The United States Housing Authority, or USHA, was an agency created during 1937 as part of the New Deal.It was designed to lend money to the states or communities for low-cost construction. Units for about 650,000 low-income people but mostly homeless were started...

     (United States, historic)
    • Boston Housing Authority
      Boston Housing Authority
      The Boston Housing Authority is a public agency of the city of Boston, Massachusetts that provides subsidized public housing to low- and moderate-income families and individuals....

    • Chicago Housing Authority
      Chicago Housing Authority
      The Chicago Housing Authority is a municipal corporation established by the State of Illinois in 1937 with jurisdiction for the administrative oversight of public housing within the City of Chicago...

    • New York City Housing Authority
      New York City Housing Authority
      The New York City Housing Authority provides public housing for low- and moderate-income residents throughout the five boroughs of New York City. NYCHA also administers a citywide Section 8 Leased Housing Program in rental apartments...

    • Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles
      Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles
      The Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles is the public housing agency for Los Angeles, California. It was founded in 1938. There are more than 60 public housing locations in Los Angeles.-History:...

  • Toronto Community Housing Corporation
    Toronto Community Housing Corporation
    Toronto Community Housing Corporation is a public housing agency in Toronto, Ontario, Canada and is the second-largest housing provider in North America. TCHC is the amalgamation of three housing organizations in Toronto following the downloading of housing to municipalities by the provincial...

  • Department of Building and Housing (New Zealand)
    Department of Building and Housing (New Zealand)
    The Department of Building and Housing , previously the Ministry of Housing, is a government agency within the New Zealand government. The current Chief executive is Katrina Bach. The Department of Building and Housing is responsible to the Minister for Building and Construction , and the Minister...

    , formerly the Ministry of Housing, New Zealand
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