Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 8 September 2020
770. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons on the full rate of Covid-19 pandemic unemployment payment that will be reduced to the €300 rate on 17 September 2020 based on current claimants; the number that will drop to the new rate of €250 based on current claimants; the number on the lower rate; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22575/20]
View answerOn Tuesday September 1st, 224,956 people received a Pandemic Unemployment Payment (PUP). Of those, 58,115 received a €203 payment, and the remaining 166,841 people received a €350 payment.
As outlined at www.gov.ie/en/publication/0b0fc-covid-19-pandemic-unemployment-payment-rates-from-17-september-2020/ , from September 17th, the PUP will be paid at three rates.
While it is not possible to have precise figures on the number of people who will receive a PUP at these various rates due to unknown future inflows and outflows to and from the payment, estimates based on current recipients indicate that 19% of PUP recipients would received a PUP at the €203 rate, 24% of current recipients would receive a PUP at the €250 rate, and 57% would receive the PUP at the €300 rate.
