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Small But Steady Fall In PUP Numbers By Louise Phelan D'Cruz Almost 465, 000 people received the Pandemic Unemployment Payment this week, down almost 4,000 on last week. The Department of Social Protection has said that €139.06 million in PUP will be paid out tomorrow - with a further 2 million in arrears will be paid to 6,500 people. These arrears are payable to people who are no longer on the PUP and who may not be expecting a payment this week. This brings the total amount being paid out this week to over €141 million. These latest figures from th...

This week’s PUP payments are valued at €139 million.

THERE are over 654,000 people on unemployment income supports following a slight fall in numbers last month.

469,000 people will receive the Pandemic Unemployment Payment this week The total value of the payments is €140.34 million. By Ceimin Burke Monday 1 Mar 2021, 8:23 PM Mar 1st 2021, 8:23 PM 14,672 Views 28 Comments Image: Shutterstock/Pla2na Image: Shutterstock/Pla2na THE NUMBER OF people receiving the Pandemic Unemployment Payment stands at nearly 469,000 this week, a slight drop of 4,566 in the past seven days. The number of people recei...

Briefing on the government's response to COVID-19 - Wednesday 24 February 2021 Introduction Good morning, I would like to start this morning by acknowledging the extraordinarily hard work being done to suppress the COVID-19 curve for the third time. While still high, case numbers, hospitalisations and ICU numbers are coming down. Vaccines are being administered. Our perseverance is paying off as we begin another chapter in our fight against this deadly virus. Announcements Yesterday Government announced an extension of current Level 5 restrictions until the 5th of Ap...