(UK, Ireland) Housing provided (and usually built) by the local authority (a county council or a town council) at a low rent, typically intended for those on low incomes.
Living in council housing made life more affordable for her family.
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UK and Irish slang — Cockney, Scouse, Geordie, Yorkshire, Glaswegian, Brummie, Welsh, West Country, plus Irish English. Centuries of regional dialects feeding into modern British and Irish street talk.
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“Unison enters dispute with Somerset Council #Unison has written to #Somerset Council, initiating a dispute over the use of #HomesinSomerset and their private sector contractor, to carry out maintenance of council housing stock. somersetconfidential.substack.com/p/unison-in-...”
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