Final Pandemic Unemployment Payment date confirmed as scheme set to end

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The virus caused bedlam among employees nationwide when it first made ground here, and so in March 2020, the government brought in the PUP support scheme for the thousands who were laid off.

The Pandemic Unemployment Payment has been given an end date as Ireland moves towards a return to pre-Covid life.

The virus caused bedlam among employees nationwide when it first made ground here, and so in March 2020, the government brought in the support scheme for the thousands who were laid off.In line with the latest announcement from an Taoiseach Micheal Martin detailing a vast easing of measures, the PUP officially closed to new applicants on January 22.The last payment will be sent to those who remain on the scheme on Tuesday, March 29, 2022.

However, some people's final PUP sum will arrive before this date as rates are gradually being reduced. Therefore, from March 8, 2022, if you were earning €400 or over, and you are getting a PUP rate of €250 per week, you will be part of the final reduction, as your sum reduces to €208 per week. If you were earning between €300 and €399.99, and you are getting a PUP rate of €208 per week, your PUP will stop.In order to remain eligible for an unemployment payment in Ireland, you must be aged under 66 and:

 

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