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almen bolig

English translation: non-profit housing; social housing (in some contexts)

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Danish term or phrase:almen(nyttig) bolig
English translation:non-profit housing; social housing (in some contexts)
Entered by: Charlesp

07:26 May 6, 2016
Danish to English translations [PRO]
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Danish term or phrase: almen bolig
en bolig der er administreret af en af almen boligorganisation.

The term "almennyttig bolig" is sometimes used.

https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Almen_bolig


(http://www.lejerbo.dk/da/boligsoegende/spoergsmaal-og-svar/a...
Charlesp
Sweden
Local time: 10:18
non-profit housing
Explanation:
This is what an 'almen(nyttig) bolig' is.
Whether the term will be understood in your specific context is a different matter.

It is only 'social housing' in the sense that municipalities often have the right to assign one in every four dwellings to individuals or families in particular need.

Anybody, rich or poor, can join an 'almennyttig boligforening' (non-profit housing association) and ask to be placed on a waiting list for flats, terraced houses or houses within that association. The associations are privately owned, but construction projects are subsidised by the government to promote affordable housing.
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Gitte Hoveds (X)
Denmark
Local time: 10:18
Grading comment
non-profit housing;
And in some contexts and some countries could be social housing or housing, but in Scandinavia, esp. Denmark, simply housing owned by a non-profit, usually a co-op.
However local planning rules or zoning may require that a certain percentage of residential housing be almen bolig, even that owned by for profit companies; and that could be considered to be some kind of government subsidy.
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Summary of answers provided
4 +2social housing
Diarmuid Kennan
3public housing
Norskpro
3non-profit housing
Gitte Hoveds (X)


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25 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
social housing


Explanation:
Various terms are used, depending on the country.
Council flat, council house can be used in the UK, social tenant house generally in the EU.

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Note added at 27 mins (2016-05-06 07:53:37 GMT)
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public utility housing, social housing

Diarmuid Kennan
Ireland
Local time: 09:18
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 17
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thanks Diarmuid. I agree, for the UK. However for Denmark, I think it is a bit different, hence my reluctance to refer to it as a social housing - perhaps due to the Scandinavian additude that social welfare is an entitlement of all, irrespective wealth and income, where in the anglo world individuals are expected to be in severe need before having a right to government social welfare. (as a general statement)


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agree  Christine Andersen
30 mins
agree  Adrian MM. (X): for udsatte and ungdomsgrupper suggest the residents are non-affluent https://www.retsinformation.dk/pdfPrint.aspx?id=131954
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58 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
public housing


Explanation:
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    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_housing#Denmark
Norskpro
Norway
Local time: 10:18
Native speaker of: Native in NorwegianNorwegian
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23 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
non-profit housing


Explanation:
This is what an 'almen(nyttig) bolig' is.
Whether the term will be understood in your specific context is a different matter.

It is only 'social housing' in the sense that municipalities often have the right to assign one in every four dwellings to individuals or families in particular need.

Anybody, rich or poor, can join an 'almennyttig boligforening' (non-profit housing association) and ask to be placed on a waiting list for flats, terraced houses or houses within that association. The associations are privately owned, but construction projects are subsidised by the government to promote affordable housing.

Gitte Hoveds (X)
Denmark
Local time: 10:18
Native speaker of: Danish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
non-profit housing;
And in some contexts and some countries could be social housing or housing, but in Scandinavia, esp. Denmark, simply housing owned by a non-profit, usually a co-op.
However local planning rules or zoning may require that a certain percentage of residential housing be <i>almen bolig</i>, even that owned by for profit companies; and that could be considered to be some kind of government subsidy.
Notes to answerer
Asker: excellent. Exactly what I was looking for, how the abbreviation was arrived at (as I certainly know what this is). And with that, your explanation explains it all!

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