Housing Act Article 5
In order to allow all citizens to enjoy suitable housing and a dignified living environment, the central competent authority shall formulate housing policies with consideration to future environment developments, supply/demand in the housing market, affordability of housing, housing development issues, and cultural requirements of indigenous peoples, and submit the policies to the Executive Yuan for ratification.Municipal and county (city) competent authorities shall establish administrative goals for housing in accordance with the central housing policy and local development requirements, and formulate housing plans and financial plans, which shall be submitted to the central competent authority for future reference.The central competent authority shall formulate housing plans and financial plans based on the housing policy and with consideration to social and economic development, national land planning, regional development, industries, population, housing supply/demand, affordability, housing quality, financial condition of central and local governments, and the status of housing plans implemented by municipal and county (city) competent authorities, and shall submit the housing plans and financial plans to the Executive Yuan for ratification.The competent authority may implement housing plans in coordination with public land resources, urban planning, land development, urban renewal, financing, housing subsidies or other strategies.The ratio and distribution of economically or socially disadvantaged tenants in social housing provided by municipal or county (city) competent authorities shall be reported to the central competent authority each year for future reference.
中文原文 住宅法第5條
為使全體國民居住於適宜之住宅，且享有尊嚴之居住環境需要，中央主管機關應衡酌未來環境發展、住宅市場供需狀況、住宅負擔能力、住宅發展課題及原住民族文化需求等，研擬住宅政策，報行政院核定。
直轄市、縣（市）主管機關應依據中央住宅政策，衡酌地方發展需要，擬訂住宅施政目標，並據以研擬住宅計畫及財務計畫，報中央主管機關備查。
中央主管機關應依據住宅政策、衡酌社會經濟發展、國土空間規劃、區域發展、產業、人口、住宅供需、負擔能力、居住品質、中央及地方財政狀況，並參考直轄市、縣（市）主管機關住宅計畫執行情形，擬訂住宅計畫及財務計畫，報行政院核定。
主管機關為推動住宅計畫，得結合公有土地資源、都市計畫、土地開發、都市更新、融資貸款、住宅補貼或其他策略辦理。
直轄市、縣（市）主管機關興辦之社會住宅，應每年將經濟或社會弱勢者入住比率及區位分布，報中央主管機關備查。
直轄市、縣（市）主管機關應依據中央住宅政策，衡酌地方發展需要，擬訂住宅施政目標，並據以研擬住宅計畫及財務計畫，報中央主管機關備查。
中央主管機關應依據住宅政策、衡酌社會經濟發展、國土空間規劃、區域發展、產業、人口、住宅供需、負擔能力、居住品質、中央及地方財政狀況，並參考直轄市、縣（市）主管機關住宅計畫執行情形，擬訂住宅計畫及財務計畫，報行政院核定。
主管機關為推動住宅計畫，得結合公有土地資源、都市計畫、土地開發、都市更新、融資貸款、住宅補貼或其他策略辦理。
直轄市、縣（市）主管機關興辦之社會住宅，應每年將經濟或社會弱勢者入住比率及區位分布，報中央主管機關備查。