The impact of fraud and error on public funds 2023-24
Published on:We estimate that fraud & error cost the taxpayer £55-81 billion in 2023-24. This report introduces impact of fraud & error on public funds.
We estimate that fraud & error cost the taxpayer £55-81 billion in 2023-24. This report introduces impact of fraud & error on public funds.
This overview provides an introduction to regulation, and the NAO’s examination of regulatory performance and spending across government.
Up to 60% of buildings with dangerous cladding have not yet been identified & remediation for buildings within government’s portfolio is slow.
Up to 60% of buildings with dangerous cladding have not yet been identified & remediation for buildings within government’s portfolio is slow.
This report provides an introduction to HM Treasury and our examination of its spending and performance.
We have drawn on our published work, programme of consultation, and collaboration with officials and stakeholders to provide useful insights.
The National Audit Office (NAO) has published the new draft Code of Audit Practice (the Code) 2024.
Gareth Davies uses the NAO’s insights to outline what government needs to do to make public money work harder
Gareth Davies, the Comptroller and Auditor General (C&AG) of the National Audit Office, has reported on HMRC’s 2023-24 accounts.
Government must reset the HS2 programme successfully to avoid repeating past failures and to maximise value for money.
A detailed account of all our work, our performance progress and the impact of our work in 2023-24.
Responses to Freedom of Information (FOI) and Environmental Information Regulation (EIR) requests made to the NAO in 2024.
There are risks to the long-term effectiveness of a new policy to make sure developers protect or improve biodiversity
Customers cumulatively spent 798 years on hold waiting to speak with HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) in 2022-23.
Government’s plans for asylum accommodation will cost more than using hotels, and large sites are housing fewer people than planned.
The number of heat pump installations by December 2023 was less than half of planned projections; uncertainty regarding the role of hydrogen in home heating is hampering investment and effective planning.
The reforms set out in government’s rail transformation plans are facing delays, and there remain long-standing issues with the rail sector that need to be addressed, such as its financial sustainability and service to passengers.
The UK’s future resilience to dangerous diseases is being undermined by decision-making failures regarding a planned health security campus in Harlow.
One in five people on Tax Credits who were invited to move to Universal Credit (UC) did not then claim UC and had their benefits stopped, according to a new report by the National Audit Office (NAO). The coalition government proposed UC in 2010 to replace six means-tested benefits for working-age households.1 DWP estimates that […]
One in five people on Tax Credits who were invited to move to Universal Credit (UC) did not then claim UC and had their benefits stopped.