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Hard-working Britons pay heating bills for 'work from home' civil servants

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Hard-working Britons pay heating bills for 'work from home' civil servants
HMRC has been accused of a "grotesque waste of taxpayer money" after it emerged that more than £600,000 has been paid to civil servants to cover their heating costs while "working" from home. Utility bill subsidies for home-working HMRC staff have more than doubled since 2022, rising from £95,000 to £211,000 in 2026. Over the four financial years ending April 2026, the department spent more than £610,000 on energy
23 Aug, 04:34
Daily Mail
Warm From Home: Outrage as WFH civil servants 'have heating bills paid for by hard-working taxpayers'
Since 2022, utility bill subsidy payments to HMRC staff working from home have more than doubled - from £95,000 four years ago to £211,000 in 2026.
23 Aug, 01:36