Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme

(asked on 12th October 2020) - View Source

Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 17 September 2020 to Question 91671, what estimate his Department has made of the amount of monies voluntarily returned within the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme since 17 September.


Answered by
Jesse Norman Portrait
Jesse Norman
This question was answered on 15th October 2020

Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme grants have been returned to HMRC where the employer no longer needs the grant, or has realised they have made an error, and have followed the guidance on putting things right. Between 17 September and 13 October 2020, a total of £27,933,329 has been returned to HMRC voluntarily, via payment and adjustment to claims. This is in addition to the £215,756,121 that had been returned in the period up to 15 September 2020.

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