COVID-19 Fraud Cost Taxpayers £10.9Bn but ‘Much Beyond Recovery’, Report Finds

COVID-19 Fraud Cost Taxpayers £10.9Bn but ‘Much Beyond Recovery’, Report Finds
Eat Out To Help Out was rolled out during the pandemic Dominic Lipinski/PA
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Fraud and error linked to financial support programmes during the coronavirus pandemic cost taxpayers £10.9 billion, a report has found.

The authors warned that only £1.8 billion has been recovered and said “much of the shortfall is now beyond recovery”.