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Social welfare: Encouraging PUP update issued but thousands given warning as country reopens
The figures show that there were 285,265 recipients of the income support this week, amounting to a value of over €84 million
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The Department of Social Protection has revealed the latest number of people claiming the Pandemic Unemployment Payment (PUP) after an important week for restrictions easing in Ireland.
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Department of Social Protection provides update on welfare scam and PUP payments
Some important information for anyone in receipt of the PUP
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Following the recent 083 phishing scam that s becoming incredibly popular, the Department of Social Protection is once again urging anyone who receives a scam phone call or scam text to report it immediately to gardai.
Number of people on PUP falls by almost 30,000 this week
Dublin and Cork are the two counties with the highest number of people who are receiving PUP this week. Some 111,566 people were in receipt of the Covid-payment in Dublin, followed by Cork with 32,317 recipients
Business Minister Heather Humphreys said: We seeing reductions in the number of people receiving the PUP in every county and across all occupations.
Tue, 25 May, 2021 - 14:45
Steve Neville
More people ended their claim for the Pandemic Unemployment Payment (PUP) this week than in any week previously this year, as the retail sector reopened and people returned to work.