Majority of appeals successful in overturning PUP decisions

Most appeals relate to the PUP rate of payment or whether the loss of employment was due to Covid-19 restrictions

Since March of last year, more than 865,000 people have received at least one payment under the PUP scheme. Picture: iStock

Two-thirds of appeals lodged by members of the public relating to the Pandemic Unemployment Payment (PUP) have been successful in overturning a decision by the Department of Social Protection.

The Social Welfare Appeals Office has received 716 appeals of decisions made by the Department since the emergency payment was introduced in March 2020.