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Government increases EWSS & PUP
Following the Taoiseach’s announcement on Monday to move the entire country to Level 5 of the Plan for Living with Covid-19 from midnight on Wednesday 21 October, the Government have extended the Employment Wage Subsidy Scheme (EWSS) and Pandemic Unemployment Payment (PUP).
Here is what you need to know about the changes.
EWSS
EWSS is revised to align with PUP with a maximum subsidy payment of €350 per employee per week. Prior to this change the top rate of EWSS was €203 per week and applied to employees with gross a weekly wage from €203 to €1,462. The changes are effective from the next payroll date after 19 October 2020.
The revised EWSS rates are:
| Gross weekly pay | EWSS |
| Less than €151.50 | Nil |
| €151.50 to €202.99 | €203 |
| €203 to €299.99 | €250 |
| €300 to €399.99 | €300 |
| €400 to €1,462 | €350 |
| Over €1,462 | Nil |
PUP
The highest rate of PUP will be restored to €350 per week for those earning more than €400 per week before the pandemic. The increase will apply to payments on or after 27 October. The PUP will now be paid at four rates as follows:
| Gross weekly earnings | PUP |
| Less than €200 | €203 |
| €200 to €299.99 | €250 |
| €300 to €399.99 | €300 |
| €400 or more | €350 |
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Keep safe, take care of yourselves, your family and work colleagues in the current very challenging circumstances.
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