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Behnazzz Posted 20 years ago
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co-housing

0The 05000 of 01a01b00co-housing02b02a00 is relatively new in Australia and there are only a 05100 of examples around the country. But as the gap between rich and poor continues to widen, co-housing 01b00offers a 02b01a01b00viable alternative02b02a01b00 to 02b01a01b00conventional subsidised02b02a01b00 housing. 02b00This 01a01b00cooperative02b02a01b00 02b01a01b00concept02b02a00 of 05200 development in South Hobart has 11 houses in 05300 and was built 10 years ago. It is a model of living that attempts to 05400 the 01a01b00community spirit02b02a01b00 of the traditional village00.02b02br
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0Co-housing is a community who live in seperate homes but have close relation with the neigbours, usually share a kitchen, or other fascilities: 01a05000 02a02br
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00Co-housing gives the residents the chance of having a more social and co-operative lifestyle instead of a quiet one.02br
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0Thanks buti didn't undrestand the meaning of this02br
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00Convential subsidised housing.0-
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0 Conventional: usual; subsided: quiet (I'm not sure about this meaning of subsided, it's my guess; we can wait for natives ...) 0-
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0 "Subsidized": every user takes part in the costs; the costs are shared among all the users. (I didn't spot the word in the article, though) 0-
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0In the U.S., subsidized housing is generally apartments that the government covers part of the cost for. You are eligible for it if your income is low. Generally, they aren't the nicest places in the world, but the people who live there pay less than the average rate for similar apartments. Some can be quite nice, but some are utter slums. You might also hear it referred to as "the projects.
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0 Sounds better now, GG... 0-
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0 And sorry that I misread "subsidized" in the first place and tried to explain something that was not in the text! Eyes make mistakes! 0-
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