700,000+ now dependent on income supports; 39,000 firms apply for wage supports

More than 700,000 people are now dependent on social welfare income supports, the Government has revealed.
700,000+ now dependent on income supports; 39,000 firms apply for wage supports
Liz Canavan
Mon, 06 Apr, 2020 - 14:28
Daniel McConnell

More than 700,000 people are now dependent on social welfare income supports, the Government has revealed.

Last Friday, payments were issued to 507,000 recipients of the €350 per week Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Support payment, which is up from 283,000 a week ago.

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