A person who was out of work during the Covid-19 pandemic and in receipt of Pandemic Unemployment Payment (PUP) or a Jobseekers payment with an underlying entitlement to PUP, has been attributed PRSI credited contributions at the appropriate class for their employment.
The person concerned was in receipt of Pandemic Unemployment Payment for 8 weeks in 2020, and has been awarded PRSI contributions at class A for this period.
My department received an application for Illness Benefit from the person concerned on the 11th May 2022. While he satisfied the PRSI contribution conditions necessary for Illness Benefit, we did not receive any medical evidence to support his claim. A letter issued to him on the 18th May 2022 requesting he send in a medical certificate. When after a period of time no medical certificate was received, his claim was withdrawn.
Upon review of his claim, we have now received a medical certificate and his claim has been awarded. The person concerned qualifies for Illness Benefit at a rate of €208.00 per week, and arrears have issued paying him in full up to the date on his medical certificate.
I trust this clarifies the position for the Deputy.
