21,158 people are getting pandemic social welfare payments in Kerry this week.
That’s according to the latest data from the Department of Social Protection.
18,297 people in Kerry received the Pandemic Unemployment Payment this week.
That’s an increase of 574 people on last week who have lost their jobs due to the pandemic.
Construction is the sector that has seen the largest increase in the number of people getting the payment in the past week.
208 people in Kerry informed the department they were closing their PUP payment this week and returning to work; that’s down 6 from the previous week.
The number of Kerry people on the Enhanced Illness Benefit due to having COVID-19 or self-isolating continues to rise.
This week, 2,861 people got the payment; that’s up 144 from last week’s figure.
