Government urged to restore higher Pandemic Unemployment Payment rate

Brid Smith, with Richard Boyd Barrett (left), during a People Before Profit Press Briefing at Leinster House. Picture: Gareth Chaney/Collins

Opposition politicians have called on the government to restore the amount of the Pandemic Unemployment Payment (PUP).

The payment was split into three different rates this month: €300 for people who were earning over €300 per week, €250 for those earning €200-300 and €203 for those earning less than €200.