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Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 28 July 2020

Tuesday, 28 July 2020

Ceisteanna (608)

Eoin Ó Broin

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608. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of Covid-19 rent supplement claimants that are also on the full rate pandemic unemployment payment and on the reduced rate payment, respectively. [18417/20]

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Rent supplement continues to play a key role in supporting families and individuals in private rented accommodation, with the scheme currently supporting approximately 20,600 recipients.

The scheme provides short-term income support to eligible people living in private rented accommodation whose means are insufficient to meet their accommodation costs and who do not have accommodation available to them from any other source.  The scheme ensures that for those who were renting, but whose circumstances have changed due to temporary loss of employment, can continue to meet their rental commitments.

There are currently 3,008 rent supplement recipients in receipt of pandemic unemployment payment;  2,433 are in receipt of the full-rate, €350; with 575 receiving the reduced rate of €203.

The 3,008 current PUP recipients on rent supplement are a subset of the 6,831 customers who are currently in receipt of rent supplement awarded since the start of the Emergency. 

I trust this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.

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