244,153 people will receive the PUP tomorrow, according to the Department of Social Protection.
The number of people claiming the pandemic unemployment payment has increased by 15,000 over the past week.
244,153 people will receive the PUP tomorrow, according to the Department of Social Protection.
It will cost the state around €65.5 million.
In the past seven days, 3,950 people have closed their claim for the Pandemic Unemployment Payment.
Of these, 2,526 have reported that they were returning to work.
The sector with the highest number of people receiving a PUP payment this week is Accommodation and Food Service Activities.
More than 79,000 of these workers will receive the payment tomorrow.
