Brid Smith claims 'sneaky' PUP move undermines notion that got country through Covid-19

Brid Smith claims 'sneaky' PUP move undermines notion that got country through Covid-19

People Before Profit TD, Brid Smith claimed there is an “element of discrimination” in the changes to the Pandemic Unemployment Payment. Picture: Collins

The Government is being accused of being "sneaky" over the way it has handled the Pandemic Unemployment Payment (PUP).

People on the payment must now be genuinely looking for work under legislation passed through the Dáil last night.

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