460,000 People Will Receive The Pandemic Unemployment Tomorrow

It's the highest figure recorded since June

The number of payments being issued this week marks a rise of almost 62,000 since last Tuesday.

The increase includes just over 24,000 construction workers who have lost their jobs as a result of the new covid-19 restrictions.

Meanwhile, the number of people in receipt of Enhanced Illness Benefit has climbed to more than 10,400, which is over 4,000 more than last week.