21,425 people are getting pandemic social welfare payments in Kerry this week.
That's according to the latest data from the Department of Social Protection.
This week (up to February 2nd), almost 18,500 (18,455) people in Kerry are getting the Pandemic Unemployment Payment.
That is an increase of 158 people compared to the previous week when 18,297 people in the county got PUP as they had lost their job due to the pandemic.
244 people in Kerry informed the department they were closing their PUP payment this week and returning to work; that is up 36 from 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, 2,970 people got the payment; that's up 109 from last week's figure.
