PUP to remain open to new entrants until end of March

The extension of the closing date will ensure workers can still access the PUP in January in the event their employment ends after Christmas. File picture

The Pandemic Unemployment Payment (PUP) will remain open to new entrants until the end of March, following government approval.

To date over €4.3bn has been paid out to hundreds of thousands of people who lost their jobs in the pandemic.