Monday 15 August 2022 12:40 AM Heating and lighting Whitehall offices while empty due to Covid cost ... trends now
Monday 15 August 2022 12:40 AM Heating and lighting Whitehall offices while empty due to Covid cost ... trends now
Heating and lighting Whitehall offices while they were empty during Covid pandemic cost us £12million, figures reveal Gas and electricity bills for empty Whitehall offices cost the taxpayers £12million Heating and lighting rose by £1.2million due to energy firms hiking prices Figures showed all but three headquarters were under two-thirds full last week
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Taxpayers spent £12million heating and lighting Whitehall offices as they lay empty during the pandemic.
Gas and electricity bills for the main Government buildings rose by £1.2million in the year to March, an audit has found.
The 11 per cent increase is down to energy firms hiking prices – but covered a period when departments were deserted as Covid left most civil servants working from home, raising the prospect that lights and heating were left on in empty buildings.
