Government’s general grants schemes
Published on:Government has improved its administration of grants, but it has further to go to optimise the value for money of its schemes.
Government has improved its administration of grants, but it has further to go to optimise the value for money of its schemes.
There is no central coordinated approach when government sets up new compensation schemes resulting in a relatively slow, ad-hoc approach.
Energy bills support successfully protected many people and businesses during 2022 and 2023 from rising energy prices.
An upcoming NAO report will consider whether UKRI’s management of its grants and loans is in line with the principles of good funding support.
We will look at the COVID-19 loans provided to both the arts and sports sectors, and see if DCMS is delivering value for money through its loan book management.
Our study will examine whether DBT is well-positioned to secure impact from its support for priority industry sectors.
This report looks at tax-free savings accounts for 6.3 million children born between 2002 and 2011, into which the government paid £2bn.
Our report describes the role of public money in financing the Royal Household and how the funds are used.
Government is funding thousands of levelling up projects across the UK. But many of these deadlines are unlikely to be met.
This report looks at BEIS’s oversight of the schemes, its understanding of what the schemes achieved, and how well it worked with local authorities.
This report provides an update on the Bounce Back Loan Scheme.
This investigation explores government’s funding to charities during the COVID-19 pandemic.
This report examines whether the Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund is likely to deliver value for money.
This investigation examines the £1.57 billion Culture Recovery Fund announced in July 2020.
This report examines the performance, implementation, procurement and management of the Green Homes Grant scheme.
This investigation describes the scheme’s purpose and how it functions, performance to date, and how government manages value-for-money risks.
This report examines the implementation of the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme and the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme.
This report examines government’s implementation of COVID-19 employment support schemes.
The C&AG has reported on the 2019-20 accounts of the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS).
This report examines government’s management of the Affordable Homes Programme since 2015