Two-thirds of councils yet to recover Covid grant losses

By Martin Ford | 24 March 2023

Only a third of councils have recovered any Covid business grants lost to fraud or errors, The MJ has learnt.

The Department for Business and Trade (DBT) intends to make a concerted effort to claw back some of the £1bn of public funds lost in the coming months.

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