Editing Public housing (section)

=== Taiwan ===
{{Main|Public housing in Taiwan}}
[[File:Minglun Social Housing front view 20230304.jpg|thumb|300px|Minglun Social housing located in [[Taipei]].]]

After [[Kuomintang's retreat to Taiwan]], [[Taiwan]] experienced a population surge and, beginning in the 1980s, faced issues with ageing [[military dependents' village]]. To address these housing needs, the government constructed various types of public housing projects across the country. Starting in 1976, approximately 390,000 housing units were built, providing accommodation for around 1.58 million people.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Chang |first1=Chin-Oh |last2=Yuan |first2=Shu-Mei |date=October 2013 |title= Public Housing Policy in Taiwan |url= https://www.researchgate.net/publication/289342970 |journal= National Chengchi University |pages=85–101 |doi= 10.1007/978-3-642-41622-4_6 |isbn=978-3-642-41621-7 |access-date= 2024-10-10}}</ref> These projects were largely managed by specialised local government agencies, such as the National Housing Bureau.<ref>{{cite news|title=Does Taiwan have a housing crisis?|url=https://english.cw.com.tw/article/article.action?id=3555|publisher=Commonwealth Magazine|author=Chang-Tai Hsieh| author-link=Chang-Tai Hsieh |date=2023-11-07|language=en|access-date=2024-10-10}}</ref> Taiwan’s public housing is generally categorized into three types:

* Rebuilt Military-Dependent Villages: These communities were primarily named with the suffix "New Village" (新村) (e.g., [[Matsu New Village]]) and aimed at replacing deteriorating military housing.
* Housing for Civil Servants and their Families: These communities served public employees and their families.
* Public Housing for Private Purchase: A limited number of units were made available for public purchase by private citizens.

In the late 1990s, due to an oversupply of housing units in the private market, the government decided to halt large-scale public housing projects, except for the continued redevelopment of military-dependent villages. This shift aimed to prevent issues like collusion between officials and developers, as well as competition with private developers.<ref>{{cite news|title=A Tale of Two Cities: Taiwan's Social Housing Policy Practice in Taipei and Taoyuan City, 2014-2018|url=https://taiwaninsight.org/2021/06/23/a-tale-of-two-cities-taiwans-social-housing-policy-practice-in-taipei-and-taoyuan-city-2014-2018/|publisher=Taiwan Insight|author=Chris Chih-Hua Tseng|date=23 June 2021|language=en|access-date=2024-10-10}}</ref>

Since the 2010s, with real estate speculation driving urban housing prices up, the government has focused on new types of public housing initiatives. These include affordable housing units for sale through public-private partnerships and social housing projects intended for rental, such as Taiwan’s "Social Housing" (社會住宅) initiative. However, there have been recurring concerns about potential collusion between government officials and developers in these new projects.<ref>{{cite news|title=The "miracle" of Taiwan's luxury social housing|url=https://www.dezeen.com/2024/04/04/taiwan-social-housing-revival/|publisher=Dezeen|author=Nat Barker|date=4 April 2024|language=en|access-date=2024-10-10}}</ref>