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Published:
3 March 2021
Category:
News
All sectors with the exception of electrical/gas/water supply had seen a reduction in the number of receiving the special pandemic unemployment payment.
The number of people receiving the pandemic unemployment payment has fallen by more than 3,600 over the last week, the first reduction since stringent Covid-19 restrictions were reimposed in December, the Department of Social Protection has said.
It said 477,665 people were receiving the benefit this week with Dublin having the largest number of people closing their claims to return to employment (2,526), followed by Cork (1,047) and Kildare (510).