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Eat Out to Help Out saw almost £70m claimed fraudulently or in error

01 December 2022 by

Almost 10% of the money handed out by government during the Covid-19 Eat Out to Help Out scheme was claimed fraudulently or in error, a parliamentary committee has been told.

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Takeaway boss disqualified for wrongly claiming Eat Out to Help Out cash

06 June 2022 by

A Manchester takeaway boss has been banned from running a company for seven years after wrongly claiming £50,000 of government support during the pandemic.

Rising food prices drive inflation rate up to 3.2% News

Rising food prices drive inflation rate up to 3.2%

15 September 2021 by
Chancellor says no need for another Eat Out to Help Out News

Chancellor says no need for another Eat Out to Help Out

21 May 2021 by
Six things to look out for in Rishi Sunak’s Budget today for hospitality News

Six things to look out for in Rishi Sunak’s Budget today for hospitality

03 March 2021 by
Jason Atherton and Chantelle Nicholson back campaign calling on chancellor to save hospitality News

Jason Atherton and Chantelle Nicholson back campaign calling on chancellor to save hospitality

26 February 2021 by

Tampopo Eat Out to Help Out investigation dropped after group found to owe just 85p News

Tampopo Eat Out to Help Out investigation dropped after group found to owe just 85p

15 February 2021 by

An HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) investigation into Eat Out to Help Out claims made by[...]

Deliveroo and 300 restaurant brands call for second Eat Out to Help Out when restaurants can reopen News

Deliveroo and 300 restaurant brands call for second Eat Out to Help Out when restaurants can reopen

15 February 2021 by

Deliveroo's founder Will Shu, alongside 300 restaurant brands including Itsu and Pizza Hut, has called on[...]

Report calls to halve alcohol duty and scrap business rates to save hospitality from ‘financial oblivion’ News

Report calls to halve alcohol duty and scrap business rates to save hospitality from ‘financial oblivion’

02 February 2021 by

A business group has published a report today urging the chancellor to implement a £35b set[...]

Price of Christmas easing will be hospitality businesses, says Jacobs Media Group chair News

Price of Christmas easing will be hospitality businesses, says Jacobs Media Group chair

25 November 2020 by

The government has eased coronavirus restrictions for Christmas, but hospitality businesses are paying the price, according[...]

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More than 49,000 businesses claimed £849m through Eat Out to Help Out scheme

More than 49,000 businesses made a claim through the Eat Out to Help Out scheme, with £849m claimed and more than 160 million meals discounted during August."

25 November 2020 by
Around 4,000 businesses asked to check Eat Out to Help Out claims News

Around 4,000 businesses asked to check Eat Out to Help Out claims

18 November 2020
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HMRC has said it will be writing to around 4,000 businesses who used the Eat Out to Help Out scheme to ask them to check their claims.

Treasury denies speculation Eat Out to Help Out could return for winter News

Treasury denies speculation Eat Out to Help Out could return for winter

12 November 2020
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The government has denied speculation the Eat Out to Help Out (EOTHO) scheme will be returning this winter.

First arrests made over alleged Eat Out to Help Out fraud News

First arrests made over alleged Eat Out to Help Out fraud

04 November 2020 by

The first arrests have been made in connection with alleged fraud relating to the Eat Out[...]

Sales dip after end of Eat Out to Help Out but remain above 2019 levels News

Sales dip after end of Eat Out to Help Out but remain above 2019 levels

21 September 2020 by

Food sales dipped by more than 60% week-on-week on Monday 7 September following the end of[...]

Eat Out to Help Out pushes inflation to five-year low News

Eat Out to Help Out pushes inflation to five-year low

16 September 2020 by

The Eat Out To Help Out scheme pushed the UK’s inflation rate to a five-year low[...]

Consumer confidence slides following 'rule of six' restriction News

Consumer confidence slides following 'rule of six' restriction

11 September 2020 by

The new restriction banning gatherings of more than six people from Monday has left nearly a[...]

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EOTHO gets August food sales back on track, but September ‘another crucial month’

Britain’s managed pub, restaurant and bar groups saw collective like-for-like sales bounce back up to 2019 levels in August thanks to the government’s Eat Out To Help Out campaign, but September is "another crucial month"."

11 September 2020 by
Eat Out to Help Out serves up £250m in financial benefits to government, trade bodies say News

Eat Out to Help Out serves up £250m in financial benefits to government, trade bodies say

09 September 2020
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The Eat Out to Help Out scheme served up £250m in financial benefits to government, as well as boosting thousands of hospitality businesses, trade bodies have said.

José Pizarro may extend Eat Out to Help Out into October News

José Pizarro may extend Eat Out to Help Out into October

07 September 2020
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José Pizarro has praised Eat Out to Help Out for reigniting the hospitality industry and said he is considering continuing the initiative into October.

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