Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 6 October 2020
499. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Social Protection the cost of paying all those in receipt of the pandemic unemployment payment a rate of €350 until the end of April 2021; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28177/20]
View answerThe cost of Pandemic Unemployment Payment (PUP) up to April 2021 will depend on the ongoing suppression of the Covid-19 virus.
The Government has already decided to extend the PUP scheme to early April 2021 at an estimated total cost of €5.1 billion.
The additional estimated cost of paying all people in receipt of the pandemic unemployment payment a rate of €350 until April 2021 would be in excess of €600m.
