To formulate appropriate policies on housing and human settlements;
To facilitate provision of housing through efficient physical planning, administration of urban land, and housing research;
To facilitate development control through preparations and approvals of town planning schemes;
To advise on building plans in controlled areas as stipulated in the Housing and Building Act, 1968;
To monitor/supervise SNHB activities;
To undertake research on housing and human settlements;
To develop strategies of improving the provision of housing and human settlements.