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Sole traders in Longford urged to apply for Enterprise Support Grant

...Centre. “Many sole traders and small business owners in Longford have in recent months been in receipt of the Covid-19 PANDEMIC UNEMPLOYMENT PAYMENT (PUP). “The PUP has been a crucial support for people who, through no fault of their own, found themselves out of work and that is...

21 Aug 2020 at 11:00

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Funding scheme to help Longford businesses with fixed costs

...put in place to help businesses and workers during the pandemic, including the Employment Wage Subsidy Scheme (EWSS), the PANDEMIC UNEMPLOYMENT PAYMENT (PUP), the Covid Restrictions Support Scheme (CRSS), low-cost loans, the deferral and warehousing of tax liabilities and the...

10 Jun 2021 at 16:08

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Number of PUP claimants in Longford continues to fall

...Department of Social Protection has issued weekly payments valued at over €84 million to 285,265 people in receipt of the PANDEMIC UNEMPLOYMENT PAYMENT (PUP). This represents a decrease of 24,250 people compared to last week. The number of people in receipt of the PUP is now at its...

09 Jun 2021 at 17:00

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'Two-tier Christmas will create deep division in Longford,' warn vintners

...their employers to ask if they can return to work in December, saying they can’t afford Christmas for their families on the PANDEMIC UNEMPLOYMENT PAYMENT (PUP). This problem is likely to impact tens of thousands of families who work in or supply pubs and the rest of the hospitality...

11 Nov 2020 at 15:00

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Number of Longford people in receipt of State's Pandemic Unemployment Payment continues to fall

... the Department of Social Protection issued weekly payments valued at €59.8 million to 202,152 people in receipt of the PANDEMIC UNEMPLOYMENT PAYMENT (PUP). The number of PUP recipients represents a decrease of 9,695 people compared to last week. The largest reduction, of over 3...

21 Jul 2021 at 14:54

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Covid-19 PUP suspension following airport checks challenged by human rights group

An Irish human rights group of legal advisors claims Social Welfare officials monitoring the Covid-19 PANDEMIC UNEMPLOYMENT PAYMENT (PUP) suspended payment after blanket checks of certain flights at airports. The Free Legal Advice Centres (FLAC) says it has made a submission to the...

02 Dec 2020 at 16:00

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No let up in Longford PUP figures as numbers of people out of work continues to rise

Approximately 2,325 recipients are registered as having been in receipt of the payment this week, almost 100 more than the 2,228 who were on the Department of Social Protection's register seven days previously. Despite the rise, it is still close to ...

16 Nov 2020 at 19:30

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Number of Longford people claiming Covid-19 unemployment payment drops by almost two thirds

...of of Social Protection today confirmed it had issued payments valued at €72.2m to 232,400 people for the Covid-19 PANDEMIC UNEMPLOYMENT PAYMENT (PUP). This represents a decrease of 30,100 on the 262,500 people paid last week and a 61% drop on the 598,000 paid at its peak...

17 Aug 2020 at 19:09

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Pandemic Unemployment Payment applications from tomorrow

... Heather Humphreys confirmed over the weekend that the Government has decided to reopen for a limited period the PANDEMIC UNEMPLOYMENT PAYMENT (PUP) to support people who lose employment arising from the new restrictions. Minister Humphreys commented: “I know many workers...

06 Dec 2021 at 12:15

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Gardai conduct searches over suspected Pandemic Unemployment Payment fraud

An international crime group has been involved in PANDEMIC UNEMPLOYMENT PAYMENT (PUP) fraud offences, according to gardai. Since May 2020 The Department of Social Protection has engaged with An Garda Síochána investigating multiple PANDEMIC UNEMPLOYMENT PAYMENT (PUP) fraud offences, the Garda Press...

02 Dec 2020 at 21:18

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New Longford-Westmeath minister tells of pandemic unemployment fall off

Minister of State Peter Burke said that while many people locally are still facing huge challenges as the economy reopens, it is encouraging to see the numbers relying on State aid reducing. Burke said: “I am acutely aware of the continuing ...

09 Jul 2020 at 17:00

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Number of Longford people on pandemic unemployment payment continues to fall

Approximately 637 people received the payment this week, a drop of 20 on the previous seven day figure. That compares to over 4,000 who were registered with the Department of Social Protection back in May last year when the State support ...

20 Oct 2021 at 14:00

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