Is back dating receipts or creating a fictious business for money haram?

Lately, the government in UK has been lending out money to help business in crisis due to COVID-19 which when approved have one year to return without interest. It has created a perfect opportunity for people to get money even by mean of creating a fictitious business or creating an illusion of business hit by COVID-19. Some people argue that they are using the money for betterment as to invest in places where they feel it is needed the most e.g helping out siblings. Is it money gotten by the above-mentioned means Halal or Haram to use? some might argue that Allah has created opportunities to help us so why not help to make things better? IMO I feel it is haram because it is sort of forgery or making other (in this case bank fool).