Ineffective Delivery and Inefficient Implementation of Housing Programs
National Housing Authority · 2023
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What Happened?
Category: Program ManagementIssue: Non-complianceThe housing agency failed to deliver and implement projects effectively, with many units unoccupied or unfinished, and incurred large costs for terminated and suspended projects, violating laws.
Why It Matters
Recommended Actions
- Management: Ensure the feasibility and availability of water and electricity supplies prior to the land development and/or housing construction by involving the local water districts and electric cooperatives as parties to the housing contracts with definite duties and obligations stated therein
- For Community Based Initiative Approach (CBIA) projects, provide certifications attested by housing beneficiaries that they consented on the viability of the selected housing sites as to access on public transportation, schools, markets, employment opportunities and livelihood programs
- And Expedite the relocation of beneficiaries and thoroughly monitor the status of occupancy to ascertain that each housing unit would not be left unoccupied/abandoned and be re-awarded to other qualified citizens in need.
Original Audit Finding Excerpt
"Inspection of the 85 NHA housing projects of the Authority, in cooperation with various LGUs concerned, disclosed that NHA did not effectively deliver their mandated housing services to the detriment of the beneficiaries, as signified by 18,514 unoccupied HUs or 67.90 per cent of the 27,265 completed HUs and 21,520 unfinished HUs or 44.11 per cent of the 48,785 contracted HUs. Moreover, the Authority, together with LGUs, as the case maybe, did not efficiently implement the housing programs as indicated by P2.413 billion cost of terminated housing projects and P28.410 billion cost of suspended housing projects due to deficiency of funds, contrary to Section 2 of PD No. 1445, or the Government Auditing Code of the Philippines, Section 12 of PD No. 757, Section 2c of EO No. 195 s. 1999, Sections 21 and 22 of RA No. 7279, or the Urban Development and Housing Act of 1992, and Item 1 of Office of the President Memorandum Circular (MC) No. 57 dated February 7, 2019."