The number of people claiming the Pandemic Unemployment Payment has fallen by almost half since the peak of the jobs crisis in early May, according to the latest figures from the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection.
313,800 people will receive a PUP payment this week, down from 598,000 on 5th May, and a drop of 31,800 over the last seven days.
Reflecting the phased resumption of business activity, in the past fortnight alone almost 100,000 people have closed their claims.
Meanwhile, the Department is reminding PUP recipients that today is the final deadline for them to confirm their eligibility for the scheme, warning: "Failure to do so will affect their continued entitlement to receive a payment." While today's