Written answers
Thursday, 25 February 2021
Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection
Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment
John McGuinness (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fianna Fail)
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181. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the pandemic unemployment payment, PUP, will continue to be paid to a person (details supplied). [10734/21]
Heather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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The entitlement to the Pandemic Unemployment Payment of the person concerned was recently reviewed by the Department. One of the qualifying conditions of the Pandemic Unemployment Payment scheme is that a person must have lost their employment as a direct consequence of the pandemic.
As the person concerned has provided the Department with a letter from her employer confirming that she is on unpaid Carer's Leave since March 2020, a Deciding Officer has decided that the person concerned is not entitled to a Pandemic Unemployment Payment.
This decision has been communicated to the person concerned, including her right to appeal the decision to the independent Social Welfare Appeals Office.
I trust this clarifies the position for the Deputy.
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