Martin Ford 11 May 2023

MPs press for council incentives to recover Covid cash

MPs press for council incentives to recover Covid cash image
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Councils should keep some money recovered from Covid grants paid in error or due to fraud, MPs have said.

However, mandarins gave a cool reaction to the idea as they were quizzed by the Public Accounts Committee about efforts to claw back £1.1bn.

Councils were tasked with delivering the grants to businesses during the pandemic and are responsible for attempting to recover cash paid to ineligible firms or claimed fraudulently.

However, just £11.4m has been recovered and returned to the Government so far.

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