In addition, she has called for creating 40,000 low-cost homes for the elderly.

In addition, 20,000 more low-cost homes would be created through zoning changes and other incentives.

So far about 50 low-cost homes have been built, with work under way on another 100.

A campaign to encourage council tenants and people on the waiting list to buy the low-cost homes was launched last October.

Even so-called low-cost homes remain access only to the middle class, and beyond the purchasing power of the poor majority.

The first phase, completed at the end of 2010, had a budget of R$34 billion to build 1 million low-cost homes.

And several suggested that the low-cost homes would change the character of the town and perhaps reduce property values.

Now before state authorities is our request to build additional low-cost single-family homes.

Social housing providers seem able to build low-bill, low-cost green homes now, with little difficulty.

- Are they building any low-cost homes for sale to first-time buyers?