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# PUP

This year
2024
Letters on money owed to be issued to those who received PUP while working
All time
Young people argued with parents and siblings more during first year of the Covid pandemic
Man arrested in Swords as part of scam email and PUP fraud probe
PUP and Live Register numbers rose by 5.8% in December
Slight rise in unemployment in December, with the PUP reopening due to Covid restrictions
PUP and EWSS Covid supports discussed at Cabinet Sub Committee - but no change made
'People can't be expected to live on fresh air': McDonald hits out at decision to cut PUP payments
No plans for rollback of cuts to the Pandemic Unemployment Payment rates
ICTU: Scrap 'inadequate' unemployment welfare system and link payments to past earnings
Men plead guilty to PUP scam which cost state €150,000
Pandemic wage subsidy scheme to be extended to April 2022, Donohoe confirms
Number of people getting Covid PUP falls below 100,000 for the first time
Number of PUP recipients falls below 110,000 for the first time this year
Redundancy scheme announced for workers laid off during pandemic
Number of people receiving PUP drops over 25,000 since last week
Top Pandemic Unemployment Payment rates cut by €50 from today
First cuts to Pandemic Unemployment Payment rates take effect from today
Music industry warns of 'ticking time bomb' as PUP cuts set to kick in next month
Government spent €30.6 billion on social welfare payments in 2020, up 46% from 2019
Number of people receiving PUP dips below 200,000 for the first time
Here's What Happened Today: Thursday
Returning workers face being overtaxed unless they cancel their Pandemic Unemployment Payment
Today is the last day people can sign up for the Pandemic Unemployment Payment
Over 220,000 people receive PUP as payment closes to new applicants tomorrow
Over 95% on PUP would be financially better off in employment – ESRI
Number of people receiving PUP dips below 300,000 for the first time this year
Tánaiste expects number of PUP recipients to fall to a third of current level by end of the year
Government plans to link unemployment payments to past working history and PRSI contributions
Government announces €3.5 billion plan to get the economy through Covid
Government to begin reducing the Pandemic Unemployment Payment by €50 from September
Government considering phasing out pandemic supports in the final quarter of the year
Gardaí in Cork arrest and charge man for alleged PUP and social welfare fraud
Younger workers have been hit hardest by pandemic, according to new research
Number of PUP recipients falls below 400,000 for the first time this year
Over 420,000 people received the Pandemic Unemployment Payment this week
Over 437,000 people received the Pandemic Unemployment Payment this week
Man arrested for allegedly making fraudulent PUP claims whilst living in Asia last year
Second man arrested in relation to Pandemic Unemployment Payment fraud scheme
Slight dip in number of people receiving Pandemic Unemployment Payment support
469,000 people will receive the Pandemic Unemployment Payment this week