His Majesty’s Revenue & Customs has been accused of a ‘grotesque waste of taxpayer money’ after it was revealed that civil servants have been paid more than £600,000 to help cover their heating bills while working from home.
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.
In total, more than £610,000 has been spent on covering energy bills for the department’s civil servants working from home over the past four financial years ending April 2026, according to The Sunday Telegraph.
The subsidies are only for contractual
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