The Auditor-General’s Office (AGO) audited government financials for the 2025/2026 financial year, covering 16 ministries and related agencies, and found lapses in contract and revenue management, grant administration, and financial controls [1].
Among the key weaknesses, the AGO identified about S$25 million worth of Housing & Development Board (HDB) season parking and family season parking applications or renewals that were approved despite applicants not meeting eligibility criteria [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]. Some of these fees involved passes issued where the applicant or family member was deceased, amounting to about S$2.95 million in collected fees [3, 4, 5, 6, 7]. Additionally, commercial vehicles were incorrectly charged season parking rates, leading to approximately S$1 million in under-collected fees [1].
The AGO also found that HDB may have overpaid about S$9.7 million to a contractor for car park patrol and enforcement services that were not performed due to inadequate oversight [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7].
Weaknesses were found in eligibility checks for housing schemes including the Married Child Priority Scheme, Proximity Housing Grant, and CPF Housing Grant, which led to flats being allocated and grants disbursed to ineligible applicants [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]. The AGO reviewed 37,737 approved applications for the Married Child Priority Scheme and Proximity Housing Grant. Of these, 37 Married Child Priority and 27 Proximity Housing Grant applications did not meet proximity criteria, totaling about S$470,000 in grants improperly awarded [2, 7]. The AGO noted, "This increased the risk of not achieving the intended policy outcome of these schemes, such as for family members to live near one another for mutual support" [3].
The AGO highlighted that HDB’s internal records and information declared by applicants may be outdated, affecting the accuracy of eligibility assessments for both housing grants and season parking approvals [3, 7].
The AGO’s annual report was submitted to President Tharman Shanmugaratnam on July 2, 2026, presented to Parliament on July 14, and publicly released on July 15, 2026 [3, 4, 5, 6, 7]. In response, HDB stated, "We take the AGO's findings seriously and have taken steps to rectify the issues and strengthen controls" [2].
