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<p>A total of 1.3 million employers have claimed under the furlough scheme (Coronavirus
Job Retention Scheme, CJRS) and 11.6 million employments have been put on furlough
for at least part of the duration of the scheme. These figures are based on CJRS claims
received by HMRC up to 14 June 2021.</p><p> </p><p>Employees may be on furlough from
more than one employment, in which case they would appear in these statistics for
each job from which they are on furlough.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC have opened 6,150 inquiries
into suspected overpayments due to error or fraud as of 30 June. This figure refers
to any cases open where HMRC believe there has been fraud or an error which requires
HMRC intervention.</p>
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