More than 350,000 receiving PUP in last week of Level 5 lockdown

Minister for Social Protection Heather Humphreys. Picture: Colin Keegan/Collins Dublin

As government leaders decide on regulations for Ireland's exit from Level 5 next week, 352,078 people are in receipt of the Pandemic Unemployment Payment (PUP) ahead of Christmas. 

The latest figures released from the Department of Social Protection show just over 2,000 more people received the payment compared to 350,072 last week.