Written answers

Wednesday, 22 July 2020

Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection

Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment

Photo of Paul McAuliffePaul McAuliffe (Dublin North West, Fianna Fail)
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173. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the progress to date in the determination of an appeal for a reduced pandemic unemployment payment in the case of a person (details supplied). [17560/20]

Photo of Heather HumphreysHeather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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My Department is currently managing a large number of review requests for the Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment (PUP) re-rate at this time. For this reason we are not in a position to respond to enquiries as promptly as we would like.

Following a review of the person’s record, I am pleased to inform you that his PUP has been re-rated to €350 per week. Any arrears due will issue this week.

I trust this clarifies the matter.

Photo of Paul McAuliffePaul McAuliffe (Dublin North West, Fianna Fail)
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174. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the progress to date in the determination of an appeal for a reduced pandemic unemployment payment in the case of a person (details supplied) [17557/20]

Photo of Heather HumphreysHeather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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From 29thJune, the higher rate of PUP is only payable to those who had average weekly reckonable income of €200 or greater from self-employment prior to applying for the PUP.

As my Department has identified the person concerned as self-employed, it is basing its decision on his return of income in the 2018 tax year.

Based on the income advised by the Revenue Commissioners the lower weekly PUP rate of €203 now applies.

If the person concerned is not satisfied with the above information, he should raise this matter with the Revenue Commissioners.

I trust this clarifies the matter.

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