The dedicated covid fraud taskforce at HMRC has failed to meet targets set for fraud recovery while investigations are taking longer than expected to complete

Employers felt that the coronavirus job retention scheme (CJRS) was open to intentional misuse because of its necessary accessibility, finds HMRC research

A director of an IT consultancy has lost a First Tier Tribunal (FTT) appeal concerning a claim for furlough payments

HMRC has revised estimates of the total value of error and fraud to covid support schemes putting the figure at £3.9bn, down from £5.8bn

HMRC has issued a detailed Q&A for businesses on how to deal with common errors in the calculation of Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) grants and which issues do not need to be corrected 

Smaller businesses across England received £21.3bn through the Covid-19 local authority business support grants scheme, but fraud levels were high

The British Business Bank has signed up the first five lenders to offer the revamped Recovery Loan Scheme to businesses

As the number of furlough fraud whistleblowers approaches 14,000, HMRC is picking up the pace on pursuing businesses that fraudulently claimed furlough

A contract furniture company has lost an appeal over a dispute with HMRC relating to furlough payments to two staff hired just before the pandemic 

HMRC has revised estimates of total losses to covid grants such as the furlough scheme putting the likely figure at £4.5bn, down from the original £5.8bn

The government has extended the recovery loan scheme for small businesses for a further two years but has added a requirement for a personal guarantee from borrowers

Regulators are cracking down on individuals who have abused Covid-related support schemes with 179 company directors banned by the Insolvency Service, but only one jailed