Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment Update

The Covid-19 PUP closed to new applicants from 8^th July 2021. There has been gradual reduction in the PUP rates. As per the recent notification, the current rates of PUP are as below:

• From 16^th November 2021, the payment under the first 2 rates will be reduced by €50. For persons earning between €200 and €299.99 per week and who were already on €203 rate of payment will move to standard jobseeker’s terms. This rate will be further reduced by €50 on 8^th February 2022. We will update the rates closer to the deadline.  

• From 26^th October 2021, a person earning less than €200 per week who received PUP at a rate of €203 per week previously and who has not returned to work before 26^th October 2021, should apply for a jobseeker’s payment.

Authors – Chaitra Girish Mallya & Anne O’Connell

31^st October 2021

Anne O’Connell Solicitors

19-22 Lower Baggot Street, Dublin 2

www.aocsolicitors.ie

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