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Over 100 people have had their pandemic payment cut off for going on holiday

Jonathan Duane
Jonathan Duane

05:08 26 Jul 2020


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Over 100 people receiving the pandemic unemployment payment have had it cut off for going on holiday.

The Department of Social Protection says a further 44 people have had other social welfare payments stopped in the last two weeks.

It says the PUP is paid to people looking for work - not those travelling abroad during the pandemic.

People Before Profit TD Richard Boyd Barrett doesn't think the approach is fair:

Over 100 people have had their pandemic payment cut off for going on holiday

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