The number of people receiving the Pandemic Unemployment Payment (PUP) is at its lowest since December 2020, with the number of claimants falling below 300,000 for the first time this year. The accommodation and food service sector saw the largest decrease in the number of people receiving the PUP this week. Closing claimsThe payment week for PUP runs from Friday to Thursday and payments are paid on the following Tuesday. The €1,000 Enterprise Support Grant will remain in place for self-employed people who close their PUP payment. Dublin is the county with the highest number of people receiving PUP this week, with 97,189 people availing of the emergency payment.

Source: The Irish Times June 09, 2021 10:10 UTC