Numbers currently in receipt of PUP in Mayo revealed

The number of Mayo people currently in receipt of the pandemic unemployment payment (PUP) is 4,698.

That's as significant drop from 16,989 from the county receiving the payment on May 4, 2020.

This week the Department of Social Protection issued weekly payments, valued at €59.8 million, to 202,152 people in receipt of the Pandemic Unemployment Payment (PUP).

The number of PUP recipients represents a decrease of 9,695 people compared to last week.

The largest reduction of over 3,000 was in the accommodation and food services sector.

The PUP figures published today are in addition to the 175,281 people who were on the Live Register at the end of June.

All Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payments have been paid into recipients’ bank accounts or at their Post Office.