Spain Adds 442 Affordable Rental Homes Through State Housing Company
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Casa 47 is a housing company owned by the Spanish government.
It has added 442 new homes for affordable rent.
Now, 807 homes are published in total.
The company also opened a call for nine flats in Teo. Teo is a town in Spain.
People can now apply to rent these nine flats.
The government promised 1,500 affordable homes before.
But 442 is less than a third of that number.
Pedro Sánchez is the leader of the Spanish government. He made this promise.
Many people in Spain want cheaper homes to rent.
Rent prices are high in many Spanish cities.
The government says it wants to help more people.
But some people think the plan is too slow.
Vocabulary5 words
- Casa 47
- a company; it is owned by the government; it gives homes to rent
- affordable
- not expensive; easy to pay for
- call
- a chance to ask for something; people can apply
- Pedro Sánchez
- an important person; he leads the government of Spain
- rent
- money you pay to live in a home that is not yours
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1. 442 2. Teo, Spain 3. Less
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Casa 47 is a housing company owned by the Spanish _____.
It has added 442 new homes for _____ rent.
Now, 807 homes are _____ in total.
The company also opened a _____ for nine flats in Teo.
People can now _____ to rent these nine flats.
The government _____ 1,500 affordable homes before.
But 442 is less than a _____ of that number.
Pedro Sánchez is the _____ of the Spanish government.
Many people in Spain want _____ homes to rent.
Rent _____ are high in many Spanish cities.
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