That’s according to the latest data from the Department of Social Protection.
18,297 people in Kerry received the Pandemic Unemployment Payment this week.
That’s an increase of 574 people on last week who have lost their jobs due to the pandemic.
Construction is the sector that has seen the largest increase in the number of people getting the payment in the past week.
208 people in Kerry informed the department they were closing their PUP payment this week and returning to work; that’s down 6 from the previous week.
The number of Kerry people on the Enhanced Illness Benefit due to having COVID-19 or self-isolating continues to rise.
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26th January 2021
The number of people claiming the Pandemic Unemployment Payment in Clare has grown again to it’s highest level in over six months.
More than 10,500 people will receive the government support today – an increase of almost 1,200 on last week.
It is still lower than the peak of 14,600 which was reached in May last year.
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Seperately, more than 200 more people in Clare ahve begun claiming the Enhanced Illness Benefit in the past week.
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The number of people in Clare claiming the Pandemic Unemployment Payment has now reached its highest level in over six months. More than 9,300 people in this county will receive the government support today – a figure not seen here since the 7th of July. It’s a jump of more than 1,100 people in just […]
PUP numbers jump by over 15% in the last week
Updated / Monday, 18 Jan 2021
16:18
Industry and Employment Correspondent
Some 460,000 people will receive the Pandemic Unemployment Payment this week - an increase of over 15% in the last seven days, according to the Department of Social Protection.
The 62,715 rise in claims reflects the re-introduction of tighter public health restrictions and more business closures as the prevalence of Covid-19 has risen in recent weeks.
Construction saw the highest weekly increase of almost 75%, rising from 32,152 last week to 56,217 people, following the closure of many sites on Friday 9 January.
However, today s total for PUP claims still falls short of the peak of around 600,000 claims last May.
460,000 people will receive the pandemic unemployment payment (PUP) tomorrow.It marks the highest figures recorded since June.The number of payments being is.