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£4.5bn lost to fraud in three COVID schemes as Rishi Sunak’s Eat Out to Help Out scheme recorded 9.5% rate of fraud, HMRC says
The total value of fraud in three COVID-19 schemes totalled £4.5bn, of which the taxpayer is only going to get…
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COVID support schemes ‘lost billions to fraud and error’, report finds
Billions of pounds awarded as part of COVID-19 employment support schemes went to people whose incomes increased or “were not…
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Ukraine war: Priti Patel apologises as figures show just 12,000 refugees have arrived under visa schemes
The home secretary has apologised over the time taken to get a new visa system for Ukrainian refugees up and…
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Covid fraud cost us TWICE as much as Black Wednesday: Data shows £11.8bn lost in support schemes
Covid fraud cost us TWICE as much as Black Wednesday: Data shows shocking £11.8bn was lost in pandemic support schemes……
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Ukraine war: How can Ukrainians come to the UK – and how do the new visas schemes work?
Two special visa schemes have been announced to allow Ukrainians fleeing the war with Russia to come to the UK.…
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Furlough scheme’s end led to ‘small’ number of job losses as payrolled employment soars
Rishi Sunak has hailed the “extraordinary success” of the furlough scheme as official figures suggest a “small” number of jobs…
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Furlough scheme’s end unlikely to dent record worker shortage, recruitment sector warns
The recruitment industry has warned that the end of the furlough scheme this month is unlikely to put much of…
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Retirement schemes warning over £7bn Morrisons takeover deal
The £7bn US private equity takeover of Morrisons could “materially weaken” the security of its pension schemes, trustees of the…
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