The Ministry of Housing is responsible for the formulation and execution of Government’s policy in the Housing and Urban Development sector. The Ministry operates as a facilitator in the implementation of those policies through its various units and affiliated agencies.
The Ministry’s core areas of responsibility include:
- Government Subsidised Housing
- Monitoring and Evaluation of housing trends and markets in the country
- Home Subsidies
- Regularisation of Tenure/Housing for Squatters
- Urban development
- Urban Upgrading and Revitalisation
There is one (1) unit & four (4) affiliated agencies which are mandated to implement and promote the Ministry’s policy, plans, programmes and projects:
- Programme Monitoring, Coordinating & Evaluation Unit (PMCEU)
- Trinidad and Tobago Housing Development Corporation (HDC)
- Sugar Industry Labour Welfare Committee (SILWC)
- East Port of Spain Development Company Limited (EPOS)
- Port of Spain Shopping Complex Ltd. (East Side Plaza and New City Mall)