Workers living in North who lose job in Republic will not receive State support

Business Minister Heather Humphreys says the Government cannot find a way to support workers living in NI who lose their job in the Republic.

People who have lost their job in the Republic but live in Northern Ireland, will not be able to received Irish pandemic unemployment payment supports, the Business Minister has said.

The Department of Social Protection states that the emergency Covid-19 payment of €350 (£307) per week for workers who have lost their jobs due to the pandemic is only available to people working and resident in the Republic.