Cuts to pandemic payments to begin as early as August

Cabinet to meet on Tuesday to agree stimulus package and phasing out financial supports

The weekly €350 PUP will likely be cut in three or four steps until it is at the same rate as basic social welfare payments. File photograph:Gareth Chaney/Collins

The weekly €350 PUP will likely be cut in three or four steps until it is at the same rate as basic social welfare payments. File photograph:Gareth Chaney/Collins

The Government will seek to cut weekly Covid-19 welfare supports in four stages from as early as August as part of a plan to revive the economy as the impact of the pandemic dwindles.

The Cabinet will meet on Tuesday to agree a multibillion package aimed at stimulating economic activity and phasing out financial supports such as the Pandemic Unemployment Payment (PUP) and Employment Wage Subsidy Scheme (EWSS), which have both cost billions to date.

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