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A number of changes to the Wage Subsidy Scheme have been announced following a review of the initiative

Wage Subsidy Scheme set to be expanded

The Wage Subsidy Scheme, which offers private sector employers a subsidy to provide employment to people with disabilities, is to be expanded.

Business • 28 Aug 24

Workers who received Covid income supports were more likely to have changed jobs in the past two years, according to the CSO

80% of PUP, WSS recipients still working in Q2 2022

More than 80% of workers who received pandemic supports were still in PAYE employment by the middle of this year, according to new data from the Central Statistics Office.

Business • 01 Nov 22

The Covid-19 adjusted unemployment rate peaked at 31.5% last April, according to CSO figures

Over 1.3m people have received Covid income support

More than 1.3 million people received one or more of the Government's Covid-19 income supports by the middle of this year, according to data published by the Central Statistics Office (CSO), which aims to give an overview of the impact of the virus on the country over the past 18 months.

Business • 03 Sep 21

The CSO said that 46.6% of almost 243,000 firms across a range of sectors were in receipt of some form of support in January 2021

Firms on Covid support in January highest since June

Almost half of businesses surveyed by the Central Statistics Office had employees either on the Pandemic Unemployment Payment (PUP) or the Wage Subsidy Scheme (WSS) in January of this year.

Business • 28 Apr 21

Ibec warned that redundancy applications were six times higher in August than in the same month last year

Employers call for wage subsidy scheme to be expanded

The employers' group Ibec has called on the Government to expand the employment wage subsidy scheme to include companies threatened by a no-trade deal Brexit.

Brexit • 05 Oct 20

262,500 people are currently receiving the Pandemic Unemployment Payment.

Numbers on PUP drop 56% since peak

The number of people in receipt of the Pandemic Unemployment Payment (PUP) fell by 12,100 over the past week to 262,500, according to the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection.

Coronavirus • 10 Aug 20

TWSS 'cornerstone' of Covid-19 response - Donohoe

Minister for Finance Paschal Donohoe has said changes are coming to corporation tax globally and that this will have repercussions for Ireland.

Business • 30 Jul 20

Pearse Doherty says a tax calculator would help provide clarity to PAYE workers, many of whom could face a tax liability at the end of the year

Call for online tax calculator for workers on TWSS

Revenue has been urged to set up an online tax calculator for workers on the Temporary Wage Subsidy Scheme.

Business • 17 Jul 20

Ian Talbot, chief executive of Chambers Ireland

Chambers Ireland urges wage subsidy scheme extension

Chambers Ireland has called on the Government to extend the wage subsidy scheme for some sectors and introduce a 12 month waiver on commercial rates in the July Stimulus, which is due to be published next week.

Business • 15 Jul 20

The Wage Subsidy Scheme is due to end in August

Cost of Covid Wage Subsidy Scheme rises to almost €2bn

Around 405,000 employees are currently having their pay supported by the Government through the Covid-19 Temporary Wage Subsidy Scheme, according to the latest figures from the Revenue Commissioners.

News • 09 Jul 20