Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 8 September 2020
706. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons whose pandemic unemployment payment was cut to date; the number that have appealed the cut; the number that were successful in their appeal; the number that successfully appealed the cut that were self-employed; and the number that appealed and are back on the €350 a week rate. [21872/20]
Amharc ar fhreagraTo date, 110,730 people have received at least one Pandemic Unemployment Payment of €203, with 58,115 people in receipt on September 1st 2020. Approximately 13,400 people have queried the reduction in their PUP rate. Currently, some 5,583 cases are outstanding. All customers who were successful in their review are paid the higher rate of €350. Figures on the number of successful outcomes, including those that are self-employed, are not available at the present time as officials in my Department are concentrating on updating the individual claim records.
Separately, as part of the forthcoming rerating of claims which is intended to take effect later this month, all cases will be automatically reviewed to take account of any new information which has become available since the last rerating of claims in June. This will includes cases where self-employed earnings are available for 2019.
