Peadar Tóibín
Question:69. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated cost of the pandemic unemployment payment, since its introduction and until its projected cessation. [57982/21]
View answerThursday, 25 November 2021
Questions (69)
Written answers
The estimated cost of the Pandemic Unemployment Payment (PUP) from its introduction in March 2020 until its cessation in February 2022 will be almost €9.1 billion. This is made up as follows:
- Actual expenditure of €4,983.7 million in 2020;
- An estimated outturn of €4,023.2 million in 2021;
- A provision of €75 million in 2022 as published in the 2022 Budget Day estimate.
In line with the Government’s Economic Recovery Plan, the PUP is gradually changing over a 6-month period to align it with standard jobseeker payments.
Question No. 70 answered with Question No. 31.
Question No. 71 answered with Question No. 29.