FREDERICTON (GNB) – Auditor General Paul Martin tabled a report today in the legislative assembly that includes an audit of NB Housing Strategy: Housing for All.
The audit found that, while the New Brunswick Housing Corporation established targets and measurable actions within the housing strategy, there are improvements to be made regarding linkages, transparency, and monitoring and reporting on progress.
“The targets are well presented, easy to understand and measurable. However, the strategy does not document what actions are linked to specific targets,” said Martin. “This means that New Brunswickers will not know which actions are driving success.”
The strategy was released on June 29, 2023, and documents a vision, guiding principles, goals, targets and actions for the first three years of the 10-year plan. The strategy highlights 22 actions intended to support and enable the achievement of four targets. While the strategy states it has identified $500 million over three years in new and previously committed funding, Martin noted many actions were missing information on costing.
The audit found public performance reporting mechanisms have not been established and there has been no public reporting on the achievement of the four targets.
The auditor general made a total of seven recommendations to the New Brunswick Housing Corporation. The report is available online.
04-06-24