Written answers
Wednesday, 20 May 2020
Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection
Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment
Cormac Devlin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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1292. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of the pandemic unemployment payment scheme; the number of persons availing of the scheme; the cost for each of the weeks ending 15 March to 3 May 2020, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6888/20]
Regina Doherty (Meath East, Fine Gael)
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The Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment is an emergency payment introduced by the Government for a 12 week period for employees and self-employed people who have lost all their employment due to the COVID-19 public health emergency. The original rate of payment was €203 per week which was increased to €350 per week.
It is expected that 585,000 will receive the payment during week commencing 18th May 2020 costing €204.6 million.
The number of persons availing of the scheme and the weekly expenditure since its introduction are outlined in the following table:
Payment on | Recipients | Expenditure €m |
---|---|---|
24th March 2020 | 58,739 | 11.9 |
31st March 2020 | 283,038 | 99.1 |
7th April 2020 | 497,626 | 174.2 |
14th April 2020 | 528,343 | 184.9 |
21st April 2020 | 583,317 | 204.2 |
28th April 2020 | 590,976 | 206.8 |
5th May 2020 | 602,106 | 210.7 |
11 May 2020 | 589,638 | 206.5 |
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