Patrick Costello
Ceist:886. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Social Protection her plans to expand the scheme for self-employed workers to earn up to €480 a month and retain the PUP to PAYE workers. [32941/20]
Amharc ar fhreagraTuesday, 3 November 2020
Ceisteanna (886, 887)
Patrick Costello
Ceist:887. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Social Protection if there is a scheme in place for PAYE workers to work part-time while receiving the PUP. [32942/20]
Amharc ar fhreagraFreagraí scríofa
I propose to take Questions Nos. 886 and 887 together.
The Pandemic Unemployment Payment is available to PAYE employees who have lost their employment due to the pandemic, are not being paid by their employer and who satisfy the qualifying conditions of the scheme. A self-employed person must have suffered a reduction in their trading income to the extent that they are available for other full time work to be eligible to apply for the scheme.
Income supports are available to employees who take up limited PAYE employment and are no longer eligible for the Pandemic Unemployment Payment. They may opt to transfer to a jobseeker's payment which allows a person to take up employment where they are unemployed for at least 4 days out of 7 consecutive days. Jobseeker's Benefit is available to people who have sufficient social insurance contributions paid and satisfy the other qualifying conditions of the scheme. Short-Time Work Support is a form of Jobseeker's Benefit and is an income support payment for people who have been temporarily placed on a shorter working week by their employer.
Where a person doesn’t qualify for jobseeker's benefit they may be eligible for the means tested jobseeker's allowance.
Increased allowances may also be paid on jobseeker claims for qualifying adults and children.
I trust that this clarifies the position for you.