Claim: The NHS Test and Trace app cost £37 billion.
Fact-check: NHS Covid tracing app did not cost £37bn - Full Fact
Verdict: the nhs covid-19 app cost £35 million in the 2020/21 financial year. the £37 billion figure was the budget of the entire test and trace programme in its first two years.
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Joe Gammie
Date published: 2023-05-31T00:00:00