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‘Festival of Brexit’ visitor numbers fall short of expectations

Number of visitors to £120m Unboxed project, under investigation by spending watchdog, well below 66 million aspiration

The Guardian - UK

Home Office’s ‘out-of-date’ grasp of fraud highlighted by watchdog

Government using six-year-old data while crime goes largely unchallenged, says National Audit Office

The Guardian - UK

Home Office ‘has no complete or up-to-date estimate of cost of fraud’ – watchdog

Fraud is the most commonly reported crime and made up 41% of offences in England and Wales in the year to June 2022.

The Independent UK

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Octopus takeover of Bulb under scrutiny by spending watchdog

Exclusive: NAO to investigate deal amid calls for greater transparency over price paid to government

The Guardian - UK

DVLA driving licence warning to those with medical conditions following covid backlog

A new report by the National Audit Office (NAO) has warned that those with medical conditions applying for a driving licence may have a longer delay. This comes after the DVLA cleared all backlogs and returned to normal processing times earlier this year for all standard applications.

Glasgow Live

Women over State Pension age could be due over £9,000 in backdated pay

According to a Department for Work and Pensions watchdog, the UK Government department has underpaid an estimated 237,000 pensioners a total of approximately £1.46 billion

Glasgow Live

DWP owes thousands of women more than £9,000 each

The DWP estimates it has underpaid people a total of £1.46bn

Liverpool Echo

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Married, divorced and widowed women over State Pension age could be due over £9,000 in backdated pay

The DWP now estimates it has underpaid 237,000 pensioners a total of £1.46 billion.

Daily Record

How Brexit nearly scuppered the ‘festival of Brexit’

Project hit by fall in labour supply and rise in costs, and investigation launched over low visitor numbers

The Guardian - UK

Covid: Up to £4.5billion of support scheme money lost to fraud, report states

‘While the figures are highly uncertain, large amounts of error and fraud are unlikely ever to be recovered,’ the report said

Evening Standard

Covid furlough scheme ‘lost billions of pounds to error and fraud’

Government insists compliance checks minimised fraud from start of scheme

The Independent UK

Covid furlough scheme lost billions of pounds to error and fraud, says watchdog

‘Billions went to people whose incomes increased during the pandemic, and billions more was lost in fraud and error,’ the National Audit Office said.

The Independent UK

Public spending watchdog to investigate £120m ‘festival of Brexit’

Festival’s design and execution ‘has been an unadulterated shambles,’ MP says

The Independent UK

Audit launched into £120 million 'Festival of Brexit' which 'cost £500 per visitor'

The National Audit Office (NAO) today announces it is investigating the Unboxed Festival, which was branded an "irresponsible use of public money" by MPs

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Wales Online

Watchdog investigating £120m Festival of Brexit after just 1% of crowd turns up

Boris Johnson branded the year-long event Unboxed: Creativity in the UK

The Guardian - UK

Public spending watchdog to investigate ‘festival of Brexit’

NAO to examine £120m Unboxed project after MPs call it an ‘irresponsible use of public money’

The Independent UK

Spending watchdog to probe £120m ‘festival of Brexit’ amid concerns taxpayer cash was ‘frittered away’

Festival’s design and execution ‘has been an unadulterated shambles,’ MP says

The Independent UK

Public spending watchdog to investigate so-called ‘festival of Brexit’

The Government invested £120 million in the event, which has been described as an ‘unadulterated shambles’.

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The Independent UK

Affordable homes ‘depressingly unattainable’ and attempts to fix housing crisis ‘not good enough’, say MPs

Fewer homes could be completed than currently forecast because of building cost inflation and shortages of materials and labour, National Audit Office warns

Edinburgh Live

DWP confirm which women over State Pension age are due up to £9,500 in backdated payments

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has now estimated that it has underpaid at least 237,000 pensioners, in a whopping total cost of 1.46 billion pounds.

Nottingham Post

DWP: 6 groups of women over State Pension age could be due payments worth up to £9,500

Around 237,000 people over State Pension age have been underpaid

Daily Record

Six groups of women over State Pension age may be due up to £9,500 in backdated payments

The DWP now estimates it has underpaid 237,000 pensioners a total of £1.46 billion.

Chronicle Live

DWP: Thousands claiming Attendance Allowance could be due a benefits windfall due to under-payments

A National Audit Office report suggest thousands could be due extra money from the DWP.

Edinburgh Live

Women over State Pension age urged to check if they are eligible for backdated payments

Six groups of women over the State Pension age may be eligible for money amid backdated payments after a report by the DWP revealed many have have been underpaid.

Glasgow Live

DWP State Pension claimants could be due up to £9,500 in back payments

According to a new report by the National Audit Office on the Department for Work and Pensions, six groups of State Pension claimants could be due money back from the UK Government

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