The number of Kerry people getting the Pandemic Unemployment Payment has fallen again this week.
That's according to the latest data from the Department of Social Protection
This week (up to April 6th), 16,962 people in Kerry are getting the Pandemic Unemployment Payment as they have lost their job due to the pandemic.
That's a decrease of 247 people compared to the previous week.
156 people in Kerry informed the department they were closing their PUP payment this week and returning to work; that's down from 303 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, 16 more people got the payment bringing the total number of recipients of the payment to 3,296 in Kerry.
