# pup - Tuesday 19 January, 2021
# Lockdown
# Lockdown
Some of the biggest FDI sites in the country are open under government exemptions.
# pup - Monday 18 January, 2021
# PUP
# PUP
A total of 459,921 people will receive the payment this week.
# pup - Friday 15 January, 2021
# Pandemic Payments
# Pandemic Payments
Preliminary statements of tax liability were released today.
# pup - Monday 11 January, 2021
# Payment
# Payment
Almost 400,000 people will receive the PUP tomorrow, an increase of 18.7% on last week.
# pup - Wednesday 6 January, 2021
# PUP
# PUP
Employment Wage Subsidy Scheme rates will also remain in place.
# pup - Tuesday 5 January, 2021
# Covid-19
# Covid-19
The scheme has cost the State over €5 billion since last March.
# pup - Tuesday 22 December, 2020
# Pup Payments
# Pup Payments
Minister Heather Humphreys said applications would be processed “without delay”.
# pup - Monday 21 December, 2020
# PUP
# PUP
Claimants will receive a double payment tomorrow to cover both this week and next week.
# pup - Monday 14 December, 2020
# PUP
# PUP
There are just over 300,000 people in receipt of the pandemic unemployment payment.
# pup - Wednesday 9 December, 2020
# PUP
# PUP
The move aims to help those who want to take up occasional intermittent work without losing their payment,
# pup - Tuesday 8 December, 2020
# Fraud
# Fraud
Personal data was collected through a phishing email and used to make applications for the pandemic unemployment payment.
# pup - Thursday 3 December, 2020
# Out Of Work
# Out Of Work
Over 102,321 people in the sector are on the payment.
# pup - Tuesday 1 December, 2020
# Money Owed
# Money Owed
Some cases progressed more slowly due to their complexity and due to inadequate or inaccurate information provided.
# pup - Thursday 26 November, 2020
# Social Welfare
# Social Welfare
The bonus will be paid in the week beginning 7 December.
# pup - Tuesday 24 November, 2020
# Extension
# Extension
Following a decision in September, the PUP was due to close to new applications on 31 December.
# pup - Monday 23 November, 2020
# PUP
# PUP
Over €4.3 billion has been issued in total since the PUP was introduced earlier this year.
# pup - Monday 16 November, 2020
# PUP
# PUP
The Committee voted in favour of the Finance Bill clause this afternoon.
# pup - Monday 9 November, 2020
# PUP
# PUP
The minister for social protection said the rise in the number of PUP recipients was expected given the Level 5 restrictions in place.
# pup - Wednesday 4 November, 2020
# CSO
# CSO
Young people have been hit especially hard in the latest unemployment figures.
# pup - Tuesday 3 November, 2020
# Unemployment
# Unemployment
Almost 330,000 people are now receiving the Pandemic Unemployment Payment.
# pup - Tuesday 27 October, 2020
# Level 5
# Level 5
Heather Humphreys said this rise reflects the “economic impact” of moving to Level 5.
# pup - Monday 19 October, 2020
# Social Welfare
# Social Welfare
The payment was cut to a maximum of €300 per week last month.
# PUP
# PUP
244,153 people are now in receipt of the Pandemic Unemployment Payment.
# pup - Wednesday 14 October, 2020
# Budget 2021
# Budget 2021
The PUP is set to be cut again in February with the rate of payment due to be reduced from €250 to €203.
# pup - Tuesday 13 October, 2020
# PUP
# PUP
The measure was announced as part of Budget 2021 today.
# PUP
# PUP
The announcement that those on the PUP in December will receive a Christmas bonus was part of Budget 2021 announced today.
# pup - Monday 12 October, 2020
# PUP
# PUP
228,858 people are now in receipt of the Pandemic Unemployment Payment.
# pup - Friday 9 October, 2020
# Budget 2021
# Budget 2021
Sinn Féin said it would aim to spend €18.28 billion in total, €6.28 billion more than the government’s target.
# Budget 2021
# Budget 2021
More than 210,000 people received the payment for the week ending 3 October.
# pup - Wednesday 30 September, 2020
# Kurzarbeit
# Kurzarbeit
Taoiseach Micheál Martin said specific sector supports are under consideration.
# pup - Monday 28 September, 2020
# PUP
# PUP
The impact of the Level 3 restrictions is now being reflected in the PUP figures.
# pup - Sunday 27 September, 2020
# PUP
# PUP
The Sinn Féin leader called for the government to reverse the reduction.
# pup - Tuesday 22 September, 2020
# SUPPORTS
# SUPPORTS
Social Protection Minister Heather Humphreys said the money will have to be paid back.
# Interview
# Interview
Micheál Martin spoke to TheJournal.ie about the Dublin restrictions, the Budget and his backstage run-in with Mike Murphy in RTÉ.
# pup - Thursday 17 September, 2020
# Job Losses
# Job Losses
The PUP will move from two rates of payment to three rates, and the top rate is being reduced.
# pup - Monday 24 August, 2020
# PUP
# PUP
The number of those in receipt of the Pandemic Unemployment Payment nationwide has reduced to 232,400.
# pup - Monday 17 August, 2020
# Covid-19 Payment
# Covid-19 Payment
Anybody who is eligible but did not confirm it can have the payment restored by re-applying online.
# pup - Monday 10 August, 2020
# Coronavirus
# Coronavirus
Heather Humphreys emphasised the income supports available to people impacted by regional restrictions.
# pup - Sunday 2 August, 2020
# PUP
# PUP
Around 10,000 people appealed after having their PUP reduced from €350 to €203 a week.
# pup - Saturday 1 August, 2020
# Jobseekers
# Jobseekers
Jobseekers will face tough competition with hundreds of thousands of people still out of work as a direct result of the pandemic.
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