Claim: The government found a £22 billion 'black hole' in the public finances.
Fact-check: Prime Minister's Questions fact checked: 4 September 2024 - Full Fact
Verdict: this refers to the findings of a treasury audit, which found an in-year overspend of £21.9 billion on departmental spending. the ifs says many of the challenges were "entirely predictable" but also that some in-year pressures do "genuinely appear to be greater than could be discerned from the outside".
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Hannah Smith;Tony Thompson;Nasim Asl
Date published: 2024-09-04T00:00:00