# TWSS

Last year

2022

Pandemic wage subsidy scheme ends today after being in place for over two years

The scheme was extended for businesses impacted by public health restrictions in December 2021.

13.5k

May 31st 2022, 6:45 AM

All time

Revenue seeking repayments from 56% of employers who availed of wage subsidy scheme

Some businesses who weren’t hit as hard by the pandemic as they predicted now owe money back to Revenue.

72.4k

Mar 22nd 2021, 5:49 PM

'There's a risk of being penny-wise but pound-foolish': Here's why employers are so concerned about the new wage subsidy scheme

Some businesses could see the money provided to subsidise wages halve.

41.8k

Aug 31st 2020, 12:05 AM

Wage subsidy scheme recipients who owe income tax won't have to pay it back until next year at the earliest

Paschal Donohoe has previously said that Revenue’s method for recouping the tax will “minismise financial hardship”.

48.1k

Aug 28th 2020, 8:55 AM

Over one million people on Live Register or getting unemployment payment

The number of people in receipt of Covid-related payments is decreasing as more businesses start to reopen.

13.9k

Jul 2nd 2020, 2:52 PM

New mothers excluded from wage subsidy: 'I feel like I'm being penalised because I was on maternity leave'

Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe said he is examining the issue of women being excluded from the Covid-19 wage subsidy.

49.6k

May 22nd 2020, 12:15 AM

Paschal Donohoe is 'examining' maternity leave exclusion from Covid-19 wage subsidy

The Finance Minister had said previously that it wasn’t possible to change the Covid-19 wage subsidy scheme to suit each individual.

17.9k

May 20th 2020, 10:33 AM