As of November 2021 the overall cost of the United Kingdom's job retention scheme was 70 billion British pounds. The number of jobs furloughed on the scheme has been steadily declining since May 2020, with around 2.4 million jobs still in furlough by the end of October 2020.
Cumulative value of claims made by companies from the job retention scheme in the United Kingdom between April 20, 2020 and November 21
(in billion GBP)
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HM Revenue and Customs. (December 16, 2021). Cumulative value of claims made by companies from the job retention scheme in the United Kingdom between April 20, 2020 and November 21 (in billion GBP) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 26, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1122100/uk-cost-of-furlough-scheme/
HM Revenue and Customs. "Cumulative value of claims made by companies from the job retention scheme in the United Kingdom between April 20, 2020 and November 21 (in billion GBP)." Chart. December 16, 2021. Statista. Accessed April 26, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1122100/uk-cost-of-furlough-scheme/
HM Revenue and Customs. (2021). Cumulative value of claims made by companies from the job retention scheme in the United Kingdom between April 20, 2020 and November 21 (in billion GBP). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 26, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1122100/uk-cost-of-furlough-scheme/
HM Revenue and Customs. "Cumulative Value of Claims Made by Companies from The Job Retention Scheme in The United Kingdom between April 20, 2020 and November 21 (in Billion Gbp)." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 Dec 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1122100/uk-cost-of-furlough-scheme/
HM Revenue and Customs, Cumulative value of claims made by companies from the job retention scheme in the United Kingdom between April 20, 2020 and November 21 (in billion GBP) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1122100/uk-cost-of-furlough-scheme/ (last visited April 26, 2025)
Cumulative value of claims made by companies from the job retention scheme in the United Kingdom between April 20, 2020 and November 21 (in billion GBP) [Graph], HM Revenue and Customs, December 16, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1122100/uk-cost-of-furlough-scheme/
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