council — [[t]ka͟ʊns(ə)l[/t]] ♦ councils 1) N COUNT COLL: oft in names after n A council is a group of people who are elected to govern a local area such as a city or, in Britain, a county. ...Cheshire County Council... The city council has voted almost… … English dictionary
council — I. noun Etymology: Middle English counceil, from Anglo French cunseil, cuncile, from Latin concilium, from com + calare to call more at low Date: 12th century 1. an assembly or meeting for consultation, advice, or discussion 2. a group elected or … New Collegiate Dictionary
Housing Benefit — is a means tested social security benefit in the UK that is intended to help meet Housing costs for rented accommodation. The primary legislation governing Housing Benefit is the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992.[1]… … Wikipedia
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Housing association — Housing associations in the United Kingdom are independent not for profit bodies that provide low cost social housing for people in housing need. Any trading surplus is used to maintain existing homes and to help finance new ones. They are now… … Wikipedia
Housing first — is a relatively recent innovation in human service programs and social policy regarding treatment of the homeless. Rather than moving homeless individuals through different levels of housing, known as the Continuum of Care, whereby each level… … Wikipedia
housing — Housing in Britain has increasingly been dominated by one type, the owner occupied, single family dwelling in a suburb, in marked contrast to practice elsewhere in Europe. It is not however the only form of British housing, and emphasizing it… … Encyclopedia of contemporary British culture
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Housing Action Trust — Housing Action Trusts (HAT) are non departmental public bodies, which were set up to redevelop some of the poorest council housing estates in Britain s inner city suburbs.Six Housing Action Trusts were established under the Housing Act of 1988.… … Wikipedia
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