Number of people on PUP falls by almost 30,000 this week 

Business Minister Heather Humphreys said: "We seeing reductions in the number of people receiving the PUP in every county and across all occupations."

More people ended their claim for the Pandemic Unemployment Payment (PUP) this week than in any week previously this year, as the retail sector reopened and people returned to work.

The past seven days saw 25,824 people close their PUP claim stating that they were doing so because they are returning to employment.