In August, over 100 million meals were claimed as part of Rishi Sunak’s Eat Out to Help Out scheme. The scheme proved more popular than expected, and it is estimated that it will cost more than the £500m budgeted.
Source:https://www.theguardian.com/business/2020/sep/04/eat-out-to-help-out-sees-diners-claim-100m-cut-price-meals-in-august