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'Own up over Covid fraud now, or face being jailed'

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September 13, 2025

COMPANIES and individuals who wrongly claimed Covid-era cash are being urged to cough up, or face the consequences.

- BY ASHLEY COWBURN

The Treasury's counter-fraud commissioner Tom Hayhoe will today launch a voluntary repayment scheme - but warned the “no questions asked” window ends in December.

He said: “This offer won't be around forever. New investigatory powers are coming and businesses could be shut down.

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