Petition · past parliament · Department of Health and Social Care
Hold a public inquiry into covid support scheme fraud
Closed
36 signatures
What the petition asks
There should be a public inquiry into the estimated £4.5bn lost to error and fraud in covid employment support schemes.
The Government has decided that most of it is unlikely to be recovered. It is not their money to write off, and the eye-watering sum involved could have been spent on services the public needs.
Timeline
| 18 Sep 2023 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 18 Mar 2024 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
36
Status
Closed
Department
Department of Health and Social Care
Opened
18 Sep 2023
Closed
18 Mar 2024
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.