The number of people in Kerry claiming the Pandemic Unemployment Payment (PUP) has fallen below the 7,000 mark. This is according to the latest weekly data from the Department of Social Protection.
This week (up to July 13th), 6,995 people in Kerry are getting the Pandemic Unemployment Payment as they have lost their job due to the pandemic. That's a decrease of almost 470 people compared to the previous week (7,462).
375 people in the county informed the department they were closing their PUP payment and returning to work this week; last week's figure was 380. Up to July 13th, 17 more Kerry people claimed the Enhanced Illness Benefit due to having COVID-19 or needing to self-isolate; the total number of people who have claimed this benefit in the county stands at 3,411.
