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Industry and Employment Correspondent
Almost 480,000 people will receive the Pandemic Unemployment Payment this week, an increase of 4,269 or less that 1%, according to the latest figures from the Department of Social Protection.
The rate of increase in claims is slower than last week s rise of 3% - though the claims figure is still well below the peak of around 600,000 seen last May.
This week s payments will cost just over €144 million, bringing the total cost of income supports under the PUP scheme since its launch last March to over €5.6 billion.
Around half of those availing of the scheme are receiving the top rate of €350 per week.
PUP numbers increase by 3% in the last week
Updated / Monday, 25 Jan 2021
15:47
6,749 people closed their PUP claims over the past 7 days in order to return to work
Industry and Employment Correspondent
475,000 people are set to receive the Pandemic Unemployment Payment this week, an increase of 3% on last week s total.
This week s payments of €142.8 million will bring to €5.5 billion the amount the government has disbursed since the PUP scheme went live last March.
6,749 people closed their PUP claims over the past 7 days in order to return to work.
The 475,364 people receiving the PUP this week represent an increase of 15,443 on the 45,9921 eligible for the benefit a week ago.