The Cost Of The Pandemic Unemployment Payment To Date Has Topped €6 Billion

There is a slight decrease this week in the numbers in receipt of the payment

They are down by just over 4,200.

In total more than 473,000 people will get the PUP this week at a cost of 142 million euro. 

12.49 million euro is being paid in arrears to 38,600 people this week.