DistantNews
Support us
🇹🇼 Taiwan /Economy & Trade

New Taipei City Social Housing Projects May Face Impact from Central Policy Shift, Officials Say

From Liberty Times · () Chinese

Translated from Chinese, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

At a glance

News Sources not specified New plan
  • New Taipei City councilor Chen Wei-chieh expressed concern that a central government policy adjustment could impact the construction of social housing in Tamsui.
  • He cited a draft proposal to reduce the national social housing target and eliminate non-self-liquidating subsidies for local governments starting in two years.
  • The city's urban planning department stated that central government-led social housing projects should not be affected.

Concerns have been raised in New Taipei City regarding potential impacts on social housing projects due to proposed central government policy changes. Councilor Chen Wei-chieh of the Kuomintang party highlighted a draft administrative plan that significantly lowers the national target for social housing construction from 80,000 units over eight years to 30,000 units.

Furthermore, Chen pointed out that starting from 2026, non-self-liquidating subsidies for social housing built by local governments will be eliminated. He questioned during a city council meeting whether this policy shift would directly affect the "Tamsui Anju" project, a social housing development located in Tamsui.

The central government's latest draft proposal reduces the planned 80,000 social housing units over eight years to 30,000 units, and starting from the year after next, the non-self-liquidating subsidies for social housing built by local governments will be zero.

— Chen Wei-chiehNew Taipei City councilor Chen Wei-chieh explaining the proposed policy changes during a city council meeting.

However, the New Taipei City Urban Planning Department has responded, indicating that social housing projects initiated by the central government should remain unaffected by these adjustments. The department's statement aims to reassure that national-level initiatives will proceed as planned, despite potential changes to local government funding and targets.

Central government-initiated social housing should not be affected.

— New Taipei City Urban Planning DepartmentThe department's response to concerns about the impact of policy changes on social housing projects.
DistantNews Editorial

Originally published by Liberty Times in Chinese. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

More Stories

From Our Blog