20
Mar
The COVID – 19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment is available to employees and self-employed people who are unemployed or who have their hours of work reduced during the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic. This includes people who have been put on part-time or casual work.
The payment has a simple one-page application form and will be paid for a period of 6 weeks at a flat rate payment of €203 per week for jobseekers. It is designed to quickly deliver a social welfare payment to the unemployed and provide income security during the pandemic.
Individuals applying for the payment will be required to apply for the normal jobseeker’s payments within this 6-week period. Once this normal jobseeker claim is subsequently received, the department will process these claims and make payments at that time. This will involve backdating increased payments for certain customers.
How to qualify
Both employees and self-employed people can apply for the new COVID-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment.
You can apply for the payment if you:
- are aged between 18 and 66 years AND
- you have lost employment due to the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic
This includes people who have been put on part-time or casual work.
Students who have lost employment can also apply.
How to qualify
Both employees and self-employed people can apply for the new COVID-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment.
You can apply for the payment if you:
- are aged between 18 and 66 years AND
- you have lost employment due to the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic
This includes people who have been put on part-time or casual work.
Students who have lost employment can also apply.
How to apply
Fill in the COVID Pandemic Unemployment Form which can be downloaded from www.gov.ie and send the completed form by FREEPOST to PO BOX 12896, Dublin 1.