The Pandemic unemployment payment (PUP) rate will be reduced by €50 this week, even though the pandemic is far from over.
This reduction marks the start of the scheme’s winding down over the coming weeks.
It is understood that the payment has cost the state in the region of €8.6 billion so far.
The cut to this lifeline contrasts starkly with the attitude towards ministers’ own pay during the pandemic.
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