Government should restore PUP cuts amid new Covid lockdown: Ictu's King

The union's general secretary Patricia King said a pledge by Government not to cut the PUP again would help rally support for the new restrictions

Ictu general secretary Patricia King

As a way of building support for the new full level 5 restrictions and to save lives, the Government should pledge not to cut the pandemic unemployment payments for more than 250,000 people and to restore previous cuts, the head of the Irish Congress of Trade Unions, Patricia King has said.

The Ictu general secretary said the new restrictions and the full closure of hospitality and non-essential retail would mean the number of people relying on the PUP scheme would "inevitably rise".