By social or subsidized housing we understand a form of housing in which the ownership is kept by a governmental entity, which can be central or local. Even so, it is an umbrella term which may refer to rented housing owned by the state, by non-Governmental organizations, or by a combination of both, generally with the objective of providing an economical housing for young couples, accommodation for disabled collectives, persons who need special protection or minority groups. A huge range of possibilities which in each country has their own different sense or meaning.