Eligibility Notice for COVID-19
Pandemic Unemployment Payment
You are eligible to apply for the COVID-19
Pandemic Unemployment Payment if…
You were in employment or self-employment
immediately before Friday 13 March, and
You have been temporarily laid-off from work
or asked to stay at home from work, and
Your employer is not in a position to retain you
on their payroll, and
You are not in receipt of any employment income, and
You are between 18-66 years of age, and
You are resident in the Republic of Ireland.
You are not eligible to apply for the COVID-19
Pandemic Unemployment Payment if…
You were not in employment immediately before
Friday 13 March, or
You were not laid-off from work by your employer,
or
You are continuing to receive income from your
employment, or
You voluntarily left your employment.
Do not claim the COVID-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment if your employer has not laid you off, or if you were
not previously in employment, or if you are still in receipt of employment income, or if your employer takes you back
onto their payroll.
If you think you inadvertently applied for the COVID-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment, or if your employer has
re-employed you under the new Temporary Wage Subsidy Scheme, you must close your COVID-19 Pandemic
Unemployment Payment claim now. Claims can be closed via the Department’s online portal at www.MyWelfare.ie
under the COVID-19 payment section.
The Department will review all claims. It is engaging with Revenue Commissioners to identify those workers not
eligible to avail of the COVID-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment and will take steps to recover any incorrect
payment. Any person who knowingly claims the payment in circumstances where they are not entitled to the payment
will be prosecuted.
The co-operation of the public in ensuring that only correct claims are submitted is greatly appreciated. This ensures
that we can process claims for people who really need the support as quickly as possible.
The COVID-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment is an emergency payment of €350 per week introduced by the
Government. It is available to employees and the self-employed who have lost their employment and income on (or
after) 13 March due to the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic.
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