The objective of the Employment Wage Subsidy Scheme (EWSS) is to support employment and maintain the link between the employer and employee insofar as is possible. The EWSS has been a key component of the Government’s response to the Covid-19 crisis. It is an economy-wide scheme that operates across all sectors.
In money terms, the overall support provided to-date (10th February) by EWSS is over €7.4 billion comprising direct subsidy payments of over €6.4 billion and PRSI forgone of over €1 billion to 51,900 employers in respect of over 713,500 employees.
I am advised by Revenue that, in respect of employers with a tax registration address in Dublin, the numbers of employers and qualifying employees for, and the cost of, the Employment Wage Subsidy Scheme (EWSS) are provided in the table below.
Month
|
EWSS Employers Supported
|
EWSS Employees Supported
|
EWSS Cost €m
|
September '20
|
10,500
|
136,200
|
103.6
|
October '20
|
11,000
|
130,900
|
150.4
|
November '20
|
10,300
|
116,100
|
149.7
|
December '20
|
10,500
|
130,800
|
175.2
|
January '21
|
11,700
|
144,100
|
170.5
|
February '21
|
11,600
|
127,600
|
163.2
|
March '21
|
11,500
|
125,100
|
164.2
|
April '21
|
11,200
|
121,900
|
170.2
|
May '21
|
11,100
|
122,700
|
152.8
|
June '21
|
10,700
|
131,800
|
166.2
|
July '21
|
9,800
|
126,300
|
172.6
|
August '21
|
8,900
|
119,000
|
148.9
|
September '21
|
8,500
|
118,100
|
154.1
|
October '21
|
8,100
|
114,900
|
147.2
|
November '21
|
7,800
|
113,600
|
140.0
|
December '21
|
7,500
|
112,700
|
157.3
|
January '22
|
7,100
|
104,200
|
125.6
|
February ’22*
|
|
|
28.3
|
Total
|
|
|
2,640
|
* Full data for February 2022 are not yet available. The data provided are provisional and subject to change.