Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development (DHSUD)

The Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development or DHSUD is the primary government agency responsible for the management of housing, human settlement and urban development. It was created on February 14, 2019 by virtue of Republic Act 11201.

The Department is the sole and main planning and policy-making, regulatory, program coordination, and performance monitoring entity for all housing, human settlement and urban development concerns, primarily focusing on the access to and affordability of basic human needs.