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Customer Notice: Minister announces two weeks entitlement in a single payment
From Department of Social Protection
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From Department of Social Protection
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Minister announces two weeks entitlement in a single payment
Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection, Regina Doherty, has announced that a single payment to cover two weeks will be made to social welfare customers, beginning next week (Monday 23 March) as a special response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
COVID-19 Employer Refund Scheme
The department has introduced a refund scheme for employers. Under an arrangement developed with Revenue, employers who have to temporarily lay-off staff and who are not in a position to make any wage payment to them, are asked to keep their employees on the payroll and pay them an amount of €203 - the equivalent of the COVID-19 Support Payment.
For full scheme details click here.