More than one million people were either on the Live Register for June or received emergency payments created following the Covid-19 crisis, official statistics have revealed.

Just over 1 million people were either on the Live Register or received Covid-related payments last month, according to figures from the CSO.

While the official unemployment rate for people under 25 is 12.8%, this rises to 45.5% when those in receipt of the Pandemic Unemployment Payment are taken into account.