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Numbers receiving social welfare income support down 8.7% in July

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The number of people claiming some form of social welfare income support fell 8.7% on a monthly basis in July, however the number of people on the Live Register itself increased.

New data from the Central Statistics Office shows there were 922,696 people claiming support via either the Live Register, the Pandemic Unemployment Payment or the Temporary Wage Subsidy Scheme last month.

That is down 87,999 (8.7%) on the figure for June. The number of people receiving the PUP was down 164,355 (37.4%) in the month to 274,578.

Meanwhile the numbers on the TWSS was up 55,303 (14.1%) to 447,639. That means the numbers receiving supports specifically relating to the pandemic was down 109,052 (13.1%) overall.

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