Prime Minister Han Urges Restoration of Trust in Housing Supply, Orders Prompt Release of 'Digital Dashboard'

3rd Pan-Governmental Rapid Housing Supply Inspection Meeting
"Disclose Project Progress to Enhance Predictability of Housing Supply"
"Construction Starts and Permits for Non-Apartment Housing in Seoul Up 60-70%, but Still Insufficient"

Prime Minister Han Seong-sook emphasized the need to concretely release updates on the progress of each housing project and enhance predictability in order to restore public trust in housing supply policies. Prime Minister Han also ordered the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport and Korea Land & Housing Corporation (LH) to promptly establish a so-called “Digital Housing Supply Dashboard,” enabling the public to easily monitor the status of housing supply initiatives.

At the 3rd Pan-Governmental Rapid Housing Supply Inspection Meeting held at the Government Complex Seoul on September 30, Han said, "It is most important to clearly inform the public of the details they are curious about for each project, thereby increasing the predictability of housing supply," stressing the need to restore trust in housing supply efforts.

Prime Minister Han Sung-sook is speaking at the 3rd Government-wide Meeting for Rapid Housing Supply held at the Government Seoul Office in Jongno-gu, Seoul, on the afternoon of the 30th of September, 2026. Photo by Jo Yongjun

She urged each ministry to actively communicate the progress and key achievements of their respective housing projects in an easily understandable way for the public. In particular, regarding the Ministry of Land and LH, she requested, "Please move quickly so that a so-called ‘Digital Housing Supply Dashboard,’ allowing citizens to see the progress at a glance, can be implemented and released soon."

To accelerate the speed of housing supply, Han noted that “to resolve difficulties related to finance and licensing, more than 300 site-specific managers are already assigned and active at each project,” and announced, “the government is planning to integrate the individually operated support centers of various ministries into a unified Integrated Housing Supply Support Center, which will open soon.”

Han continued, “Although there have been achievements, such as a 60–70 percent increase in construction starts and permits for general (non-apartment) housing in Seoul compared to a year ago, the overall situation is still insufficient.” She added, “It is more important than anything that our efforts actually translate into increased housing supply and that citizens can visually monitor and directly experience the progress.”

Prior to the meeting, Han also held a separate discussion session with relevant ministers. It was reported that, during the meeting, she urged newly appointed ministers responsible for the economy and land, among others in charge of housing supply, to take on-site responsibility in the field.

Han stated, “Since housing supply is a critical issue that directly affects the lives of our people, I ask the heads of each ministry to take full responsibility for their respective tasks and see them through to the end.”

Starting next month, the government will also hold regular briefings twice a month on the progress of the housing supply initiatives. The briefings will be alternately organized by the Office for Government Policy Coordination and the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, with vice-minister level officials or higher serving as briefers. In principle, the briefings will take place at 11:00 a.m. every other Friday; next month, briefings are scheduled for October 16 and October 30.

Prime Minister Han concluded, “As prime minister, I will work together with all of you to ensure that our housing supply plans lead to actual construction and move-ins, and that those achievements are properly communicated to the public.”

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