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<p>As of the 14<sup>th</sup> January 2022, the number of applications received from
gateways (on behalf of employers) and directly from individual employers to the Kickstart
Scheme was 65,000. Of these, 31,000 applications were approved and 32,000 were rejected.
The number of approved and rejected applications do not sum to the total amount of
applications received as some were withdrawn prior to a decision being made. No applications
are awaiting a decision. We are unable to disclose details regarding refused applications
due to suspected fraud. If cases are under investigation, releasing any information
could impede that.</p><p> </p><p>Although care is taken when processing and analysing
Kickstart applications, referrals and starts, the data collected might be subject
to the inaccuracies inherent in any large-scale recording system, which has been developed
quickly. The management information presented here has not been subjected to the usual
standard of quality assurance associated with official statistics but is provided
in the interests of transparency. Work is ongoing to improve the quality of information
available for the programme.</p>
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