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Covid-19 support programmes cost taxpayers nearly £11bn through fraud and error, a report will say.
The Covid Counter Fraud Commissioner Tom Hayhoe will say fraudsters exploited a “golden opportunity” when he shares his findings with MPs this week, the BBC understands.
Covid-era policies initiated by the previous Conservative government include the furlough wage subsidies, ‘bounce-back’ loans, the Eat Out to Help Out programme and one-off grants.
They were credited with propping up the economy throughout the Covid lockdowns, however, there has been criticism that the speed of the roll-out of financial support and a lack of eligibility checks led to widespread error and fraud.