The Auditor-General's Office (AGO) released its annual report on July 15, 2026, highlighting a series of administrative lapses across several government ministries and statutory boards. The report, which covers the 2025/2026 financial year, identified 136 audit findings, including significant weaknesses in how the Housing and Development Board (HDB) manages housing grants, season parking, and contractor oversight. Among the most notable findings, the AGO reported that HDB had allocated flats and disbursed housing grants to ineligible applicants due to inadequate checks against authoritative data sources. Additionally, the board potentially overpaid a contractor S$9.7 million for car park patrol and enforcement services that were not performed. The report also flagged nearly S$25 million in season parking transactions that were approved despite applicants failing to meet eligibility criteria.
Beyond HDB, the audit uncovered governance issues in other public agencies. The Ministry of Health (MOH) was found to have failed to declare S$147.96 million in project savings to the Ministry of Finance for seven years, while also awarding tenders for a development project before receiving the necessary approvals. Furthermore, the Gambling Regulatory Authority (GRA) faced scrutiny after auditors found that excluded individuals were permitted to enter local casinos, and that some Singapore Pools accounts belonging to excluded persons remained open, undermining efforts to prevent gambling harm. The Ministry of Finance has stated that the government takes these observations seriously and is working with the affected agencies to investigate root causes, recover overpayments, and strengthen internal controls.