Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 16 June 2020
952. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of persons due to have their pandemic unemployment payment cut from 30 June 2020 who were earning over €200 a week in wages on that date in 2019. [10894/20]
View answerThe implications of the changes to the pandemic unemployment payment (PUP) announced on June 5th 2020 is currently being evaluated by my Department in respect of all recipients of this payment.
I am advised that at this juncture it is not yet possible report on the number of persons due to have their pandemic unemployment payment adjusted from 30 June 2020 that were earning over €200 a week in wages one year previously. I will however provide the Deputy with the requested information as soon as it is available.
I am advised that based on the Pandemic Unemployment Payments issued on June 9th, a total of 94,377 recipients had weekly earnings of less than €200. Note that the earnings were calculated from Revenue payroll data in early 2020 and that this number would not include PUP recipients who are self-employed.
