The NHA gave money to local governments for housing projects, but most of it has not been accounted for or paid back. Even after many years, a huge amount is still unaccounted for, and the NHA's efforts to get the reports or money back have not worked well.

Why It Matters

Recommended Actions

• Coordinate with the concerned LGUs for the submission of their liquidation reports and the return of unutilized funds, in the case of advances, particularly those accounts that were released for more than a year

Original Audit Finding Excerpt

"Out of the P4.655 billion total unliquidated advances and receivables from the preceding table, 99 per cent or P4.629 billion remained outstanding for several years as these were granted by the Authority from CYs 1992 to 2022, as follows: Table 15.2 – Breakdown of Advances to and Receivables from LGUs As at December 31, 2023 Out of the P4.629 billion advances and receivables in the preceding table that were outstanding for one to 31 years, 91 per cent were never liquidated from the year these funds were granted amounting to P4.235 billion for 234 housing projects."

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