Update on payments awarded for COVID-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment and Enhanced Illness Benefit
- Published on: 13 July 2020
- Last updated on: 11 April 2025
Numbers depending on Pandemic Unemployment Payment (PUP) has dropped by 42 per cent since 5 May peak
PUP recipient figure falls 67,300 in past week – largest weekly decrease to date
Today represents deadline for PUP recipients to confirm eligibility
Today, the Department of Social Protection issued payments valued at €106.8 million to 345,600 people for the COVID-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment (PUP). This represents a decrease of 67,300 on the 412,900 people paid last week, the largest weekly decrease to date and a decrease of 252,400 since 5 May when 598,000 people received the payment.
In the past seven days, 44,400 people have closed their claim for a Pandemic Unemployment Payment. Some 19,800 will be receiving their final payment tomorrow.
Similar to last week, the top three sectors in which employees are returning to work this week are Accommodation and Food Services, Other Sectors, for example hairdressers, barbers and Wholesale and Retail Trade, Repair of Motor Vehicles and motorcycles.
Again, this week, the largest cohort returning to work is aged 35-44.
Minister for Social Protection, Community and Rural Development and the Islands, Heather Humphreys, TD, today said:
“It is heartening to see that the phased approach set out in the Roadmap to Recovery is now being reflected in the number of people returning to work. Today’s figures are reassuring for employees, businesses and communities throughout the State as they clearly show people getting back to work with a significant fall in the number of people in every county receiving the Pandemic Unemployment Payment. A further 44,400 people have closed their claims in the past week with 36,600 of these confirming that they are returning to work. I am particularly pleased to see that the number of employees in the Accommodation and Food service area who are back in work again being supported by the government’s Temporary Wage Subsidy scheme. This number has increased from 8,100 last week to 22,000 this week.
“The government is now finalising its work on preparing the July Economic stimulus package that will drive the way for an economic recovery. I am confident this will help the thousands of workers and businesses who were badly impacted as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic."
As well as those availing of the COVID-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment, there are now over 66,900 employers who have registered with the Revenue Commissioners for the Temporary COVID-19 Wage Subsidy Scheme (TWSS). An estimated 405,000 employees are currently being supported by the scheme having received a subsidy in their most recent pay period.
The above payments are in addition to the 220,900 people who were reported on the Live Register as of the end of June. All COVID-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payments issued will be in recipients’ bank accounts or at their local post office tomorrow, Tuesday 14 July.
Payment Rates
This is the second week of the two-tiered payment structure for people receiving the Pandemic Unemployment Payment:
- employees whose average weekly earnings in 2019 or January and February 2020 (whichever is the higher) were less than €200 gross will receive a weekly Pandemic Unemployment Payment of €203 a week. This equates to the standard jobseeker rate of payment and as it is higher than the person’s prior earnings will still mean that people, who receive €203 per week, are in receipt of a higher income than they had prior to being laid-off due to COVID-19
- employees with average earnings of €200 or more a week will continue to receive €350 Pandemic Unemployment Payment. 3 in 4 recipients (75%) will continue to receive €350 per week
- the payment to self-employed people has been assessed based on their 2018 returns to the Revenue Commissioners (Returns for 2019 are not due until later in 2020)
Some 95,800 people will receive the €203 rate of payment this week. The majority of people (249,800) will continue to receive the €350 rate of payment.
Any person who believes that their new payment rate does not accurately reflect their prior earnings can contact the department to request a review of earnings and forward all supporting documents, which will be matched with Revenue records.
They can contact the department by:
- emailing PUPRerate@welfare.ie
- writing to Pandemic Unemployment Rerate Requests, DEASP, Intreo Centre, Cork Road, Waterford
- calling 1890 800 024
Anybody who requires further information in relation to the rate change, including how it is calculated and information on requesting a review, can contact the department’s Income Support Helpline at 1890 800 024.
People returning to work
In the past week, some 44,400 people closed their claim for the Pandemic Unemployment Payment of which 36,600 reported that they were returning to work. Of those 36,600 returning to work, some 19,800 are receiving their last payment this week. As the Pandemic Unemployment Payment is a weekly payment paid in arrears, there can be a one week lag in how closures, due to people returning to work, are reflected in the payment data. The reduction in the number of people in receipt of the Pandemic Unemployment Payment will, therefore, be reflected in next week’s figures.
The top three sectors in which employees are returning to work this week are Accommodation and Food Services (12,400), Other Sectors, for example hairdressers, barbers (5,100) and Wholesale and Retail Trade, Repair of Motor Vehicles and motorcycles (4,200). A full breakdown of the sectors in this area is set out at Appendix 7 below.
Looking at the age profile of employees returning to work this week, the largest cohort are those aged 35-44 with 8,900 returning to employment, followed by those employees aged 25-34 (8,500). This is followed by 8,400 in the under 25 age group and 6,500 aged 45-54, all of whom are returning to work. Full details are available at Appendix 8.
The number of Pandemic Unemployment Payment recipients who closed their claim since the start of Phase 1 (18 May) and who are currently availing of the Temporary Wage Subsidy Scheme (TWSS) has increased to 69,600 compared to 47,100 this time last week, the biggest increase being in the Accommodation and Food Services sector.
The department continues to remind workers who are returning to work that they must close their claim for the Pandemic Unemployment Payment (PUP).
In order to ensure that their claim is processed correctly, workers who are returning to work must close their claim for the PUP payment on the actual date that they start back at work. Since the commencement of Phase One of the government’s Roadmap for Reopening Society and Business, over 236,000 employees have closed their claims and returned to work.
The easiest way to close a claim for the Pandemic Unemployment Payment is online via www.MyWelfare.ie. Any worker returning to work with an enquiry about closing their claim, can contact the department’s dedicated income support helpline at 1890 800 024 (Monday to Friday from 9am to 5pm).
Continued eligibility to receive Pandemic Unemployment Payment
As is standard with all jobseeker payments people receiving the Pandemic Unemployment Payment are required to confirm their eligibility to continue to receive the payment. They can do this online and must do so today, Monday 13 July, which is the deadline for PUP recipients to confirm their continued eligibility. Failure to do so may affect their entitlement to continue to receive a payment.
To do so, recipients should use the online portal www.MyWelfare.ie and follow the instructions under the heading ‘continue eligibility to receive Pandemic Unemployment Payment’. This is the simplest and easiest way to do so. Any person who experiences difficulty in doing this should contact the helpline 1890 800 024 (Monday to Friday from 9am to 5pm.)
Temporary COVID-19 Wage Subsidy Scheme
There are now over 66,900 employers who have registered with the Revenue Commissioners for the Temporary COVID-19 Wage Subsidy Scheme (TWSS). Workers whose employers have registered them on the scheme are not eligible to receive a pandemic unemployment payment. In addition workers who were in receipt of the pandemic unemployment payment but who have now been registered by their employers on the TWSS are no longer eligible to receive a pandemic unemployment payment.
COVID-19 Enhanced Illness Benefit Payment
To date 52,200 people under age 66 have been medically certified for receipt of the COVID-19 Enhanced Illness Benefit. Just over 7% (3,882) have been diagnosed with COVID-19 while almost 93% (48,318) were required to medically self-isolate.
Since the beginning of June, however, 221 people have been medically certified with having COVID-19 while 1,179 others have been medically certified because they are medically self-isolating.
The sector with the highest number of employees medically certified to receive COVID-19 Illness Benefit continues to be the Human Health and Social Work sector (11,700) followed by Wholesale and Retail Trade (11,000) and Manufacturing (7,000). Full details are at Appendices 11, 12 and 13.
Currently, there are 890 people receiving a COVID-19 related Illness Benefit payment from the department.
www.MyWelfare.ie
The department wishes to thank its customers for submitting the majority of applications through our online portalwww.MyWelfare.ie. This is the quickest and easiest way to submit an application or close a COVID-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment, or for an individual to confirm their continued eligibility for the payment.
In the interests of the public health advice and the restrictions on movements people are asked, if at all possible not to attend their local Intreo Centre. Instead, they should avail of the online services available through www.MyWelfare.ie.
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Appendices
Appendix 1 - Analysis of Pandemic Unemployment Payments by County
Appendix 2 - Pandemic Unemployment Payments by Sector
Appendix 3 - Pandemic Unemployment Payments by Age Profile
Appendix 4 - Pandemic Unemployment Payment Rates by gender
Appendix 5 - Pandemic Unemployment Payment Rates by age
Appendix 6 - Analysis of People who Closed their PUP Claim to Return to Work
Appendix 7 - Analysis of Closed Pandemic Unemployment Payments by Sector
Appendix 8 - Analysis of Closed Pandemic Unemployment Payments Age Profile
Appendix 9 - Analysis of Pandemic Unemployment Payments recipients who closed their claim since start of Phase 1 and who are currently receiving the Temporary Wage Subsidy Scheme Sector breakdown
Appendix 10 – Age Profile of people who closed their Pandemic Unemployment Payment to return to work since 18 May and receiving Temporary Wage Subsidy Scheme
Appendix 11 - Enhanced Illness Benefit Payments by County
Appendix 12 - Enhanced Illness Benefit Payments by Sector
Appendix 13 - Enhanced Illness Benefit Payments Age Profile
Appendix 1 - Analysis of Pandemic Unemployment Payments
This week a total of 345,600 people are in receipt of a Pandemic Unemployment Payment, of which 162,600 are female and 183,000 are male. The table below also shows the county breakdown at the peak on 5 May.
County Breakdown
| County | Number of people in receipt of a Pandemic Unemployment Payment on 14 July | Number of people in receipt of a Pandemic Unemployment Payment on 7 July | Number of people in receipt of a Pandemic Unemployment Payment on 5 May |
| Carlow | 4,100 | 4,900 | 7,800 |
| Cavan | 4,900 | 6,000 | 9,700 |
| Clare | 8,000 | 10,000 | 14,600 |
| Cork | 33,900 | 41,300 | 61,900 |
| Donegal | 11,400 | 14,700 | 22,700 |
| Dublin | 114,500 | 131,700 | 174,200 |
| Galway | 18,800 | 22,800 | 32,300 |
| Kerry | 12,100 | 15,400 | 22,200 |
| Kildare | 15,100 | 17,600 | 26,100 |
| Kilkenny | 5,500 | 6,800 | 10,600 |
| Laois | 4,700 | 5,600 | 8,600 |
| Leitrim | 2,200 | 2,700 | 4,100 |
| Limerick | 13,000 | 15,100 | 22,300 |
| Longford | 2,500 | 3,000 | 4,500 |
| Louth | 10,300 | 12,000 | 17,300 |
| Mayo | 8,600 | 10,800 | 16,400 |
| Meath | 13,800 | 16,400 | 25,000 |
| Monaghan | 4,500 | 5,300 | 8,200 |
| Offaly | 4,700 | 5,600 | 8,900 |
| Roscommon | 3,800 | 4,600 | 7,100 |
| Sligo | 4,200 | 5,300 | 7,700 |
| Tipperary | 10,000 | 11,800 | 18,800 |
| Waterford | 7,600 | 9,500 | 14,100 |
| Westmeath | 6,300 | 7,500 | 11,700 |
| Wexford | 9,900 | 12,600 | 20,500 |
| Wicklow | 10,600 | 12,900 | 18,700 |
| County not included | 600 | 1,000 | 2,000 |
| Total | 345,600 | 412,900 | 598,000 |
Appendix 2 – Pandemic Unemployment Payments - Sector Breakdown
The sector with the highest number of people in receipt of the Pandemic Unemployment Payment is Accommodation and Food Service Activities (80,800), followed by Wholesale and Retail Trade (47,700) and Administrative and Support Service activities (31,200).
The largest weekly drop was in Accommodation and Food Service activities (25,700) which is a 24% drop since the previous week, while Other Services (which includes barbers and hairdressers) has experienced a 40% drop on the previous week.
Sector Breakdown
| Industrial Sector | Number of people in receipt of Pandemic Unemployment Payment on 14 July | Number of people in receipt of Pandemic Unemployment Payment on 7 July | Number of people in receipt of Pandemic Unemployment Payment on 5 May |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing; Mining and Quarrying | 4,900 | 5,600 | 8,600 |
| Manufacturing | 18,100 | 20,400 | 37,400 |
| Electricity, gas supply; Water supply, sewerage and waste management | 1,200 | 1,300 | 2,100 |
| Construction | 29,800 | 33,600 | 79,300 |
| Wholesale and Retail Trade; Repair of Motor Vehicles and motorcycles | 47,700 | 53,600 | 90,300 |
| Transportation and storage | 12,200 | 13,100 | 17,900 |
| Accommodation and food service activities | 80,800 | 106,500 | 128,500 |
| Information and communication activities | 8,900 | 9,700 | 11,800 |
| Financial and insurance activities | 8,100 | 9,200 | 12,500 |
| Real Estate activities | 4,900 | 6,000 | 8,100 |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical activities | 15,600 | 17,200 | 24,800 |
| Administrative and support service activities | 31,200 | 33,800 | 45,800 |
| Public Administration And Defence; Compulsory Social Security | 7,500 | 8,400 | 14,400 |
| Education | 17,800 | 19,500 | 22,000 |
| Human Health And Social Work activities | 13,800 | 15,800 | 22,500 |
| Arts, entertainment and recreation | 9,800 | 12,100 | 14,200 |
| Other Sectors | 19,300 | 32,000 | 39,200 |
| Unclassified or unknown | 14,000 | 15,100 | 18,600 |
| Total | 345,600 | 412,900 | 598,000 |
Appendix 3 – Pandemic Unemployment Payment - Age Profile
| Age category | Number of people in receipt of Pandemic Unemployment Payment on 14 July | Number of people in receipt of Pandemic Unemployment Payment on 7 July | Number of people in receipt of Pandemic Unemployment Payment on 5 May |
| < 25 | 74,000 | 90,200 | 119,100 |
| 25-34 | 79,000 | 95,400 | 138,000 |
| 35-44 | 78,000 | 94,000 | 144,400 |
| 45-54 | 64,200 | 75,700 | 113,300 |
| 55+ | 50,400 | 57,600 | 83,200 |
| Total | 345,600 | 412,900 | 598,000 |
Appendix 4 – Pandemic Unemployment Payment Rates breakdown by gender
There are 95,800 people receiving €203 this week, while the remainder (249,800) are receiving a payment of €350.
| Gender | Number of people in receipt of €350 | Number of people in receipt of €203 |
| Male | 136,300 | 46,800 |
| Female | 113,500 | 49,000 |
| Total | 249,800 | 95,800 |
Appendix 5 – Pandemic Unemployment Payment Rates breakdown by age
| Age category | Number of people in receipt of €350 on 14 July | Number of people in receipt of €203 on 7 July |
| < 25 | 49,200 | 24,900 |
| 25-34 | 62,400 | 16,700 |
| 35-44 | 58,200 | 19800 |
| 45-54 | 45,900 | 18,300 |
| 55+ | 34,100 | 16,100 |
| Total | 249,800 | 95,800 |
Appendix 6 – Analysis of Closed PUP payments to return to Work
Around 36,600 people who have closed their account for return to work since 4 July will receive a Pandemic Unemployment Payment tomorrow, 14 July. Of these, 17,000 are male and 19,600 are female.
County Breakdown
| County | Number of people who closed their Pandemic Unemployment Payment from 14 July | Number of people who closed their Pandemic Unemployment Payment from 7 July |
| Carlow | 500 | 700 |
| Cavan | 600 | 800 |
| Clare | 1,000 | 1,600 |
| Cork | 3,900 | 6,200 |
| Donegal | 1,700 | 2,700 |
| Dublin | 9,700 | 13,100 |
| Galway | 2,000 | 3,200 |
| Kerry | 1,800 | 2,600 |
| Kildare | 1,400 | 2,200 |
| Kilkenny | 700 | 1,000 |
| Laois | 500 | 800 |
| Leitrim | 300 | 400 |
| Limerick | 1,200 | 1,900 |
| Longford | 200 | 400 |
| Louth | 1,100 | 1,600 |
| Mayo | 1,200 | 1,800 |
| Meath | 1,400 | 2,200 |
| Monaghan | 500 | 700 |
| Offaly | 600 | 700 |
| Roscommon | 400 | 600 |
| Sligo | 600 | 800 |
| Tipperary | 1,000 | 1,600 |
| Waterford | 900 | 1,500 |
| Westmeath | 700 | 1,000 |
| Wexford | 1,300 | 2,300 |
| Wicklow | 1,200 | 1,800 |
| County not included | 200 | 100 |
| Total | 36,600 | 54,300 |
Appendix 7 – Closed Pandemic Unemployment Payments - Sector Breakdown
The top three sectors from which employees closed their Pandemic Unemployment Payment in the week ending 14th July are Accommodation and Food Service Activities (12,400); Other Sectors (5,100) and Wholesale and Retail Trade; Repair of Motor Vehicles and motorcycles (4,200).
Sector Breakdown
| Industrial Sector | Number of people who closed their Pandemic Unemployment Payment from 14 July | Number of people who closed their Pandemic Unemployment Payment from 7 July |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing; Mining and Quarrying | 400 | 500 |
| Manufacturing | 1,600 | 2,200 |
| Electricity, gas supply; Water supply, sewerage and waste management | 100 | 100 |
| Construction | 2,700 | 3,600 |
| Wholesale and Retail Trade; Repair of Motor Vehicles and motorcycles | 4,200 | 5,900 |
| Transportation and storage | 600 | 800 |
| Accommodation and food service activities | 12,400 | 16,600 |
| Information and communication activities | 500 | 800 |
| Financial and insurance activities | 700 | 1,100 |
| Real Estate activities | 500 | 800 |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical activities | 1,100 | 1,600 |
| Administrative and support service activities | 1,900 | 2,400 |
| Public Administration And Defence; Compulsory Social Security | 600 | 900 |
| Education | 1,000 | 1,500 |
| Human Health And Social Work activities | 1,100 | 1,800 |
| Arts, entertainment and recreation | 1,100 | 1,900 |
| Other Sectors | 5,100 | 10,700 |
| Unclassified or unknown | 1,000 | 1,100 |
| Total | 36,600 | 54,300 |
Appendix 8 – Closed Pandemic Unemployment Payments – Age Profile
| Age category | Number of people who closed their Pandemic Unemployment Payment from 14 July | Number of people who closed their Pandemic Unemployment Payment from 7 July |
| < 25 | 8,400 | 11,500 |
| 25-34 | 8,500 | 13,000 |
| 35-44 | 8,900 | 13,600 |
| 45-54 | 6,500 | 9,900 |
| 55+ | 4,300 | 6,300 |
| Total | 36,600 | 54,300 |
Appendix 9 - Analysis of Pandemic Unemployment Payments Recipients who closed their claim since start of Phase 1 and who are currently receiving the Temporary Wage Subsidy Scheme (TWSS) – Sector Breakdown
Since the start of Phase 1 on 18 May, 69,600 people have closed their claims for the Pandemic Unemployment Payment for reasons of returning to work and whose pay is currently being subsidised under the government's Temporary Wage Subsidy Scheme (TWSS). Of this total 34,600 are female and 35,000 are male.
The top three sectors from which people closed their Pandemic Unemployment Payment who are currently receiving the Temporary Wage Subsidy Scheme are Accommodation and Food Service Activities (22,000); Wholesale and Retail Trade; Repair of Motor Vehicles and motorcycles (15,500) and Construction (9,300). Details follow.
Sector Breakdown
| Industrial Sector | Number of people who closed their Pandemic Unemployment Payment for return to work reasons since 18 May and receiving TWSS on 14 July | Number of people who closed their Pandemic Unemployment payment for return to work reasons since 18 May and receiving TWSS on 7 July | |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing; Mining and Quarrying | 400 | 200 | |
| Manufacturing | 5,500 | 4,700 | |
| Electricity, gas supply; Water supply, sewerage and waste management | 100 | 100 | |
| Construction | 9,300 | 9,400 | |
| Wholesale and Retail Trade; Repair of Motor Vehicles and motorcycles | 15,500 | 15,000 | |
| Transportation and storage | 1,000 | 800 | |
| Accommodation and food service activities | 22,000 | 8,100 | |
| Information and communication activities | 400 | 300 | |
| Financial and insurance activities | 400 | 100 | |
| Real Estate activities | 900 | 500 | |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical activities | 1,700 | 1,600 | |
| Administrative and support service activities | 2,000 | 1,800 | |
| Public Administration And Defence; Compulsory Social Security | 200 | 100 | |
| Education | 600 | 200 | |
| Human Health And Social Work activities | 2,000 | 1,600 | |
| Arts, entertainment and recreation | 1,500 | 600 | |
| Other Sectors | 5,800 | 1,500 | |
| Unclassified or unknown | 300 | 500 | |
| Total | 69,600 | 47,100 |
Appendix 10 - Age Profile of people who closed their Pandemic Unemployment Payment to return to work since 18 May and receiving TWSS
| Age category | Number of people who closed their Pandemic Unemployment Payment for return to work reasons since 18 May and receiving the Temporary Wage Subsidy Scheme at 14 July | Number of people who closed their Pandemic Unemployment Payment for return to work reasons since 18 May and in receipt of the Temporary Wage Subsidy Scheme on 7 July |
| < 25 | 15,100 | 8,300 |
| 25-34 | 16,900 | 10,800 |
| 35-44 | 17,600 | 12,600 |
| 45-54 | 12,500 | 9,500 |
| 55+ | 7,500 | 5,900 |
| Total | 69,600 | 47,100 |
Appendix 11 - Analysis of COVID-19 Enhanced Illness Benefit
There are 52,200 people medically certified for receipt of a COVID-19 related Illness Benefit payment, of whom 29,300 are female and 22,900 are male.
For 1,400 of these, the date of their first certificate was issued after 1 June 2020, of which 137 were certified for COVID-19.
The following Table shows the number of people medically certified for meeting the conditions for receipt of a COVID-19 Enhanced Illness Benefit payment, by start date entered on the medical certificate.
The number of people medically certified with having COVID-19 is given in brackets and is included in the weekly overall figure shown.
| Certificate start date | 14 July |
| Before 15/03/2020 | 3,400 (131) |
| 16/03/2020 - 22/03/2020 | 13,700 (338) |
| 23/03/2020 - 29/03/2020 | 10,650 (349) |
| 30/03/2020 - 05/04/2020 | 6,700 (413) |
| 06/04/2020 - 12/04/2020 | 3,900 (432) |
| 13/04/2020 - 19/04/2020 | 2,900 (421) |
| 20/04/2020 - 26/04/2020 | 2,900 (542) |
| 27/04/2020 - 03/05/2020 | 2,400 (468) |
| 04/05/2020 - 10/05/2020 | 1,400 (211) |
| 11/05/2020 - 17/05/2020 | 1,500 (235) |
| 18/05/2020 - 24/05/2020 | 800 (94) |
| 25/05/2020 - 31/05/2020 | 600 (110) |
| 01/06/2020 - 07/06/2020 | 300 (44) |
| 08/06/2020 - 14/06/2020 | 200 (34) |
| 15/06/2020 - 21/06/2020 | 300 (16) |
| 22/06/2020 - 28/06/2020 | 200(17) |
| 29/06/2020 - 05/07/2020 | 200(14) |
| 06/07/2020 - 12/07/2020 | 200(12) |
| Total | 52,200 (3,882) |
County Breakdown (based on the county recorded on the Illness Benefit certificate)
| County | Number of people medically certified for receipt of Enhanced Illness Benefit on 14 July | Number of people medically certified for receipt of Enhanced Illness Benefit on 7 July |
| Carlow | 700 | 700 |
| Cavan | 1,300 | 1,300 |
| Clare | 1,000 | 1,000 |
| Cork | 6,000 | 6,000 |
| Donegal | 1,200 | 1,200 |
| Dublin | 15,200 | 15,200 |
| Galway | 3,200 | 3,100 |
| Kerry | 1,100 | 1,100 |
| Kildare | 2,500 | 2,500 |
| Kilkenny | 1,000 | 1,000 |
| Laois | 900 | 900 |
| Leitrim | 200 | 200 |
| Limerick | 1,800 | 1,800 |
| Longford | 400 | 400 |
| Louth | 1,600 | 1,600 |
| Mayo | 1,300 | 1,300 |
| Meath | 2,000 | 2,000 |
| Monaghan | 800 | 800 |
| Offaly | 900 | 900 |
| Roscommon | 800 | 800 |
| Sligo | 400 | 400 |
| Tipperary | 1,800 | 1,800 |
| Waterford | 1,600 | 1,500 |
| Westmeath | 900 | 900 |
| Wexford | 1,600 | 1,600 |
| Wicklow | 1,600 | 1,600 |
| Other (NI & Foreign Address) | 400 | 400 |
| Total | 52,200 | 52,000 |
Appendix 12 – COVID-19 Enhanced Illness Benefit - Sector Breakdown
The sector with the highest number of people medically certified for receipt of a COVID-19 Illness Benefit payment is Human Health and Social Work (11,700), followed by Wholesale and Retail Trade (11,000) and Manufacturing (7,000).
Sector Breakdown
| Industrial Sector | Number of people medically certified to receive Enhanced Illness Benefit on 14 July | Number of people medically certified to receive Enhanced Illness Benefit on 7 July |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing; Mining and Quarrying | 500 | 500 |
| Manufacturing | 7,000 | 7,000 |
| Electricity, gas, steam supply; Water supply; Sewerage, waste management | 300 | 300 |
| Construction | 2,100 | 2,100 |
| Wholesale and Retail Trade; Repair of Motor Vehicles and motorcycles | 11,000 | 11,000 |
| Transportation and storage | 2,100 | 2,100 |
| Accommodation and food service activities | 2,000 | 1,900 |
| Information and communication activities | 900 | 900 |
| Financial and insurance activities | 2,200 | 2,200 |
| Real Estate activities | 400 | 400 |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical activities | 1,700 | 1,700 |
| Administrative and support service activities | 5,200 | 5,100 |
| Public Administration And Defence; Compulsory Social Security | 2,100 | 2,100 |
| Education | 800 | 800 |
| Human Health And Social Work activities | 11,700 | 11,700 |
| Arts, entertainment and recreation | 300 | 300 |
| Other Sectors | 1,500 | 1,500 |
| Unclassified or unknown | 400 | 400 |
| Total | 52,200 | 52,000 |
Appendix 13 – Enhanced Illness Benefit - Age Profile
| Age category | Number of people medically certified to receive Enhanced Illness Benefit on 14 July | Number of people medically certified to receive Enhanced Illness Benefit on 7 July |
| < 25 | 6,000 | 6,000 |
| 25-34 | 12,600 | 12,600 |
| 35-44 | 14,700 | 14,600 |
| 45-54 | 11,200 | 11,100 |
| 55+ | 7,700 | 7,700 |
| Total | 52,200 | 52,000 |