There's been another decrease in the number of Kerry people getting the Pandemic Unemployment Payment this week.
That's according to the latest data from the Department of Social Protection
This week (up to March 23rd), 17,453 people in Kerry are getting the Pandemic Unemployment Payment as they have lost their job due to the pandemic.
That is a decrease of 212 people compared to the previous week.
276 people in Kerry informed the department they were closing their PUP payment this week and returning to work; that's down from 315 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, 18 more people got the payment bringing the total number of recipients of the payment to 3,253 in Kerry.
