HMRC has launched 12,828 investigations into claims on the furlough scheme
The taxman has launched almost 13,000 probes into the suspected misuse of Covid support schemes.
By the end of March, HM Revenue & Customers (HMRC) had kicked off 12,828 investigations into claims on the furlough scheme, self-employed income support, and Eat Out to Help Out.
The data, obtained by the law firm BLM through a freedom of information request, showed that furlough was responsible for most of the probes, at 7,384.
So far more than £64billion has been paid out by the taxpayer to furloughed staff who have been unable to work due to the pandemic.
