The number of people in Kerry claiming the Pandemic Unemployment Payment (PUP) has fallen by over 70% from the peak.
This is according to data from the Department of Social Protection.
This week (up to July 22nd), around 6,100 (6,142) people in Kerry are getting the Pandemic Unemployment Payment as they have lost their job due to the pandemic.
That’s a decrease of 453 people compared to the previous week (6,552).
It marks a 72% drop from May 4th last year when over 22,200 people were on PUP in the county.
229 people in the county informed the department they were closing their PUP payment and returning to work this week; last week’s figure was 453.
Up to July 27th, 26 more Kerry people claimed the Enhanced Illness Benefit due to having COVID-19 or needing to self-isolate; the total number of people who have claimed this benefit in the county stands at 3,464.
