Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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395. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if entitlement to a pandemic unemployment payment from March 2020 will be examined in the case of a person (details supplied); the process for seeking such payments to backdated; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41754/20]

Heather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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As previously outlined in Question 500 on 10/11/2020, the person concerned is not eligible for a Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment (PUP) from March as she became unemployed prior to 13/03/2020, the qualifying date when the PUP was introduced.  According to the records of my Department, the person concerned ceased self-employment on 21/01/2020 and was awarded a Jobseeker’s Benefit (Self-Employed) payment from 23/01/2020 to 15/07/2020. 

The person concerned subsequently applied for a Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment on 23/10/2020, stating that her date last worked was 21/10/2020.  She received her first PUP payment into her nominated bank account on 03/11/2020. 

Arrears for the period 16/10/2020-22/10/2020 will be paid into the person’s nominated bank account on 11/12/2020.

I trust this clarifies the matter.