Workers unable to go to work due to a lack of childcare triggered by Covid-19 closures may be eligible to claim the Pandemic Unemployment Payment, according to the Department of Social Protection.
Leitrim people advised that applications for PUP should be made online
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Yesterday, the Government reintroduced Level 5 restrictions of the Plan for Living with Covid across the country. These restrictions came into effect at midnight 30th December and will remain in place until 31st January 2021.
The measures taken will have an impact on the economic life of the country and consequently people whose jobs are affected by the restrictions can avail of income support through the Pandemic Unemployment Payment for the period they are out of work.
Minister Humphreys said: “The decision taken by Government today reflects the seriousness of the situation we currently face. I recognise that this decision will have an impact on people’s livelihoods and this is why I want to remind people who have lost their job that they should apply for PUP income support. The quickest and easiest way to do so is onlinevia www.MyWelfare.ie”
Minister urges people to apply for January Pandemic Unemployment Payments as soon as possible
The Department says anyone made unemployed from today, and who applies by 5pm on December 31, will be able to receive a PUP payment by January 5
Minister for Social Protection, Heather Humphreys. File Picture: Julien Behal/ PA
Wed, 30 Dec, 2020 - 21:16
Steven Heaney
Social Protection Minister Heather Humphreys has advised anyone applying for the Pandemic Unemployment Payment (PUP) to apply online as soon as possible.
Speaking this evening, Ms Humphreys said the return to full level 5 Covid-19 restrictions from tonight, would further impact “on the economic life of the country.
Minister Humphreys Advises People Applying for the Pandemic Unemployment Payment (PUP) To Apply Online Applications for PUP should be made online via www.MyWelfare.ie to ensure payment is made as quickly as possible
Today, the Government reintroduced Level 5 restrictions of the Plan for Living with Covid across the country. These restrictions come into effect at midnight 30th December and will remain in place until 31st January 2021.
The measures taken will have an impact on the economic life of the country and consequently people whose jobs are affected by the restrictions can avail of income support through the Pandemic Unemployment Payment for the period they are out of work.
Clare FM
22nd December 2020
More than 600 people have closed their Pandemic Unemployment Payment claims in Clare in the past week.
Over five thousand 9 hundred people here will receive the state support today, with a number of this getting their final payment as they return to work this week.
They’re among 277,700 across the country receiving the payment this week.
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Separately, the number of people who have been certified for the Enhanced Illness Benefit in Clare since the COVID-19 outbreak in March has climbed to 1,730.
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