Housing Act Article 9

Competent authorities may formulate plans or subsidize mortgage interests, rent or renovation expenses based on its financial condition to help families or individuals with income and assets below the specified level to gain suitable housing. Types of subsidies are as follows:1. Interest on loans for self-build house.2. Interest on loans for purchasing house.3. Rent.4. Interest on loans for home renovation.5. Simple home renovation expenses.Persons may only apply for one of the abovementioned housing subsidies or housing subsidies provided by other agencies each year. Persons receiving subsidies for home loan interest may not simultaneously receive two or more subsidies unless specially approved by the Executive Yuan; persons may only apply once for government subsidies for housing expenses within the specified number of years.For tenants with qualifications set forth in Paragraph 2 of Article 4 that have rented a house for at least one year before the amendment to this Act takes effect on December 23rd, 2016, applications for rental subsidy specified in Subparagraph 3 of Paragraph 1 are not limited by legal building in Subparagraph 1 of Article 1 and basic living standards in Article 13.Implementation of the preceding paragraph shall be limited to three years. An applicant may only apply for the subsidy once.The level of income and assets specified in paragraph 1 shall be prescribed by the central competent authority.