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Houses are essential for people. Some people argue that the government should offer free houses for people who cannot afford it. Do you agree or disagree with this statement?

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Accommodation is one of the most significant preconditions for the well-being of individuals. Some
people
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 claim that authorities should provide free housing for those who can not pay prohibitive
prices
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 of houses.
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 providing free accommodation can pose an economic burden on the local economy, I totally agree with the idea of giving homes to citizens who can not pay high property
prices
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. It would be impossible to grant housing to all unprivileged
people
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. Since government authorities
shotherll
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should
 ate state budget equally on all
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public services,
provision
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the provision
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 of substantial funding in one specific area would force to
reduce
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financial
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of financial
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 resources in
others
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 areas.
This
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 might end up in social unrest and disagreements
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among
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 different groups of society, leading to chaos and anarchy.
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,
according to
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 recent government statistics, social housing is only possible as long as couples are financially secure to pay the lowest
interests
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 rates.
On the other hand
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, it is an undeniable fact that
provision
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 of houses free of charge would alleviate the challenge of house ownership. Nowadays, exorbitant
prices
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 of real estate put buying a property out of reach of most first-time buyers. Many young
people
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 are priced out of the housing market
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 and have to take in lodgers to make ends meet, or rent over-priced flats miles away from the city centre. As most of these
people
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 are economically disadvantaged, they can not afford to take mortgages as well
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 higher interest rates.
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, in my opinion, providing housing
certain
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section
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 of
population
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the population
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 who live below
poverty
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the poverty
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 line would be an excellent opportunity to
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social
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the social
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 well-being of local
people
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. In conclusion, despite the likelihood of economic challenges to the local economy, I definitely advocate the idea of providing free housing to less affluent members of society who might enjoy a quality life with that support. It is predicted that in the future the
prices
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 of houses are set to
soarwhich
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soar which
 will cause many
people
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 to give up considering a personal house.
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