It was announced as part of the July Stimulus Package that the Pandemic Unemployment Payment (PUP) will be extended until the end of March 2021.Update : New claims will still be accepted up until the end of 2020 The weekly amount will be reduced from September 17th 2020 . The new PUP top rate of […]
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Is The Pandemic Unemployment Payment Taxable? Yes, Revenue has indicated that it will treat the PUP Pandemic Unemployment Payment as taxable income . Jobseekers Benefit is taxable and has been for years. We expect the taxation of the Covid unemployment payment to be done in a similar way. Jobseekers Benefit is NOT liable to USC […]
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At the start of this Covid crisis – all social welfare and state pension payments were changed from weekly to fortnightly to try and reduce visits to Post Offices. You can read more about that here. In August many Welfare Payments will go back to Weekly Payments. The majority of people affected will start getting […]
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The Back to School Clothing and Footwear Allowance is a one-off, means-tested payment. It is aimed at helping families with the extra costs of children starting school each autumn. How Much Is It ? €150 for each eligible child aged 4-11 on or before 30 September 2020 €275 for each eligible child aged 12-22 on […]
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The closure of businesses, because of Covid-19 affected thousands of workers in Ireland. To help people who had lost income, the government introduced the Pandemic Unemployment Payment. How Much is the Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment The Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment was initially €203 a week . From the 24th March it was increased to €350 […]
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