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Tuesday, 14 July 2020

Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection

Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment

Photo of Seán SherlockSeán Sherlock (Cork East, Labour)
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700. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the age and county profile of those that have had their pandemic unemployment payment rate changed to €203 from €350. [14662/20]

Photo of Heather HumphreysHeather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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The Covid-19 pandemic unemployment payment was introduced as a time-limited emergency measure to meet the surge in unemployment which resulted from the effects of the Coronavirus pandemic. Government has recently approved the extension of the payment up to 10th August and announced a two-level payment structure to link the payment to gross prior earnings.  This change to the payment structure ensures that the rate is fair and targeted.  The age and county details for those receiving a €203 Pandemic Unemployment Payment the week ending July 11th are detailed in the table below.

County <25 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-59 60+
Carlow 362 213 295  249 103 109
Cavan 452 221 379 359 160 145
Clare 626 339 557 615 282 254
Cork 3357 1647 2183 2114 956 995
Donegal 1466 744 1007 998 382 367
Dublin 8410 7818 6636 5275 2163 2149
Galway 1501 890 1275 1232 512 510
Kerry 969 531 805 804 375 440
Kildare 1340 625 1004 853 352 345
Kilkenny 552 225 391 446 173 179
Laois 342 220 333 295 114 133
Leitrim 253 106 185 176 78 99
Limerick 1014 778 803 681 301 320
Longford 191 153 213 211 87 72
Louth 929 508 768 743 279 232
Mayo 891 376 594 600 320 336
Meath 1122 599 950 935 386 365
Monaghan 441 250 360 306 123 146
Offaly 402 230 313 299 143 124
Roscommon 390 177 293 345 148 162
Sligo 484 208 332 253 136 166
Tipperary 931 432 664 615 329 308
Waterford 792 386 556 498 210 238
Westmeath 562 290 412 397 178 178
Wexford 875 491 708 718 305 318
Wicklow 959 473 761 767 315 297
Unknown 78 106 87 58 44 28

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