Legislative acts concerning issues of public housing provision and regulatory compliance of housing provision in Ukraine have been analyzed. The comparative description of two types of habitation (social and available) based on the right of ownership, sources of funding, rights to get a flat and the minimum norm of its granting has been formed. The description of the «social dwelling» and «available dwelling» concept has been specified, the correspondence of valid approaches has been established and the main differences in its forming and financing have been determined. 

housing fund, social dwelling, available dwelling, financing