The latest figures on use of the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme show that 11.7m jobs were supported by furlough throughout the pandemic, highlighting the risk of HMRC investigations Since the start of the scheme in March 2020 a total of 11.7m jobs have been supported by the CJRS at various times and the scheme was…
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HMRC stopped less than £30m worth of furlough claims in the first year of the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) Figures obtained through a Freedom of Information (FOI) request revealed that in the financial year to the end of March 2021 HMRC blocked 3,578 claims for furlough money, totalling £28.5m. Over the same period, HMRC…
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The number of people on furlough has fallen to the lowest level since the start of the pandemic as the UK economy continues to recover and businesses reopen A total of 1.6 million people were on furlough as of 31 July, down from almost two million on 30 June, while around 800,000 people have claimed…
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HMRC has updated the guidance covering the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) to include a section on what happens when the scheme ends The CJRS is due to end on 30 September 2021. For claims relating to August and September 2021, the government will pay 60% of wages up to a maximum cap of £1,875…
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Around 660,000 jobs will likely still need furlough when the scheme ends in September with thousands being pushed into unemployment if the government doesn’t extend it past the deadline The analysis from the New Economics Foundation (NEF) found that the additional 20% employer contributions towards furlough wages at the start of August will not be…
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Almost three million people have moved off the furlough scheme since March as the economy began to recover and businesses reopened The latest figures show that 1.9m people remained on the scheme at the end of June, more than half a million fewer than the 2.4m at the end of May. At the end of…
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