6% drop in Tipperary workers on Pandemic Unemployment Payment

Department of Social Protection.

The number of people claiming the Pandemic Unemployment Payment in Tipperary has dropped by six percent in the space of a week.

15,300 people in the Premier County will receive the payment this week, a drop of 1,000 since last week.

Nationally, 515,000 people who lost their jobs as a result of Covid-19 are still availing of the support.