Cruel British Gas bailiffs got £1.4m in furlough cash
The Sunday Mirror|February 05, 2023
Fury at handouts for brutal firm
JOHN SIDDLE
Cruel British Gas bailiffs got £1.4m in furlough cash

AGENTS of British Gas who broke into homes to fit pre-payment meters received £1.4million in the pandemic, we can reveal.

The handout came despite the fact Arvato Financial Solutions is ultimately run by a German billionaire.

Last night the firm was urged to return the furlough cash amid uproar over their debt collectors’ brutal tactics.

Bailiffs forced their way into homes of vulnerable British Gas customers behind on bills, an investigation by The Times revealed last week.

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