Just under 17,000 people will receive a final Pandemic Unemployment Payment (PUP) because they are still counted in the number of recipients for this week.
In terms of an amount, €1 million was paid in PUP arrears to just over 244,000, a decrease of over 23,000 people from the previous seven days.
Because the PUP is paid weekly in arrears, 16,657 of these people are receiving a final payment.
The Department of Social Protection has also said that individuals who have closed their PUP by Monday, June 21, will receive their final PUP payment on Tuesday, June 29.
At present, the PUP is at its lowest level since October 2020 and €72 million in payments were lodged into bank accounts this week.
As always, the PUP figures are in addition to the 171,699 people who were on the Live Register at the end of May.
In terms of the sectors that saw the largest decrease in the number of people receiving PUP, 12,075 people returned to work in the Accommodation and Food Services, while 2,429 got back in the Wholesale and Retail Trade industry.
Speaking about the latest PUP figures, Minister for Social Protection Heather Humphreys said: “More and more people are returning to work and the numbers relying on the Pandemic Unemployment Payment continues to fall week by week.
“Today, just over 244,000 people will receive a Pandemic Unemployment Payment. This is the first time this year the number of people in receipt of the PUP has fallen below the 250,000 mark and it represents the lowest number recorded since October 2020.
“This clearly demonstrates that Ireland is re-opening its economy successfully and I want to pay tribute to both workers and employers for the role they are playing."
The Department has also issued a reminder to those people who are returning to work that they must close their claim for the PUP on the actual date that they start back at work.
This is in order to ensure that their claim is processed correctly and to avoid incurring an overpayment that the Department will take steps to recover.
