Almost €130m to be paid in arrears to recipients of pandemic payment

The Government is to pay out nearly €130 million in arrears to approximately 286,000 people receiving the pandemic unemployment payment.

The Department of Social Protection said on Tuesday that the €129 million in arrears to be paid this week as well as the payment of the €390million Christmas Bonus next week to over 1.6 million social welfare recipients, including approximately 311,270 people claiming the pandemic unemployment payment, would see over €500 million being injected into the economy.

The Minister said: “ I know that some people are worried that if they close their pandemic unemployment payment claim they will not be able to reopen the claim if their workplace closes again in January.”

It would be nice if people who were essential workers since March got tax breaks. They've been working since March and havent been able to enjoy a single day off because everywhere is already packed or because of lockdowns.

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