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Number getting pandemic payment falls by 50,000 in fortnight This week saw largest number of people closing their PUP claim since the start of the year Tue, May 25, 2021, 13:58 Updated: Tue, May 25, 2021, 14:01   The number of people receiving the pandemic unemployment payment (PUP) has fallen by about 50,000 over the past fortnight, the Minister for Social Protection Heather Humphreys has said. The Department of Social Protection said a total of 333,993 people would receive the pandemic unemployment payment this week, a decrease of 29,174 people compared to last week It also said t...

Over 865,000 people received Pandemic Unemployment Payment in last 14 months Minister Heather Humphreys says more than €7.5billion paid out under Covid-19 scheme about 6 hours ago Minister for Social Protection Heather Humphreys told the Dáil in response to a series of parliamentary questions that more than €7.5 billion had been distributed under the PUP scheme since March of last year. File photograph: Nick Bradshaw/The Irish Times.   More than 865,000 people have received a Pandemic Unemployment Payment (PUP) at some stage since the scheme was introduced about 14 months ago, Minister...

Social welfare Ireland: PUP update for Irish holidaymakers as Ryanair calls for lifting of 'outdated' travel restrictions Irish Mirror 2 hrs ago Laura Lyne & Marita Moloney Ryanair has called on the Government to lift international travel restrictions and end the "failed" hotel quarantine to allow for movement to the UK and Europe. The budget airline has pleaded for the immediate end of the restrictions from the end of May as Ireland's Cvodisituation improves and the country begins to open back up thanks to the success of the vaccine rollout. The "outdated" and "inappropriat...

Social welfare Ireland: The rules for people on PUP who want to go on foreign holidays this summer Irish Mirror 2 hrs ago Marita Moloney © DPA/PA Images A view over the beach of the Atlantic coast at the Costa Calma to the Hotel R2 Rio Calma in Pajara, Spain. The Government is set to make an announcement at the end of this month about their future plans for the Pandemic Unemployment Payment (PUP). The number of people currently claiming the supports stands at 376,600, a decrease of 8,500 compared to last week as more restrictions are lifted on businesses. A further 178,00...

Drop in number of people in Cork receiving pandemic payment  Latest figures from the Department of Social Protection show 37,118 people in Cork received the payment this week, down from 37,980 last week. There has been a drop in the number of people in receipt of the pandemic unemployment payment (PUP) in Cork. Latest figures from the Department of Social Protection show 37,118 people in Cork received the payment this week, down from 37,980 last week. This time last year (May 4), 62,460 people in Cork were in receipt of the payment. Nationally, the Department of Social Protection has issued ...