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Close to €251 million spent on Covid-19 income supports locally in 2020

Aug 9, 2021 13:11 By News Northern Sound
Close to €251 million spent on Covid-19 income supports locally in 2020
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€8.9 billion euro was spent on Covid-19 income support schemes last year.

Close to €251 million was spent on Covid-19 income supports in the Northern Sound region last year.

Co Cavan accounted for the largest spend locally, with supports worth almost €131 million.

The Department of Social Protection has released a report on the expenditure of schemes administered by the Department - including those introduced as part of the Government's response to the Covid-19 Pandemic.

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The total Social Welfare expenditure in 2020 was almost €30.6 billion, an increase of €9.7 billion on the previous year.

Nationwide, over 1.2 million people were supported for at least one week by a Covid-19 income support scheme in 2020, at a cost of €8.9 billion euro.

The Pandemic Unemployment Payment accounted for almost 60% of this, at €5.1 billion.

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Locally, Co Cavan had the biggest spend, receiving €130.7 million for covid-19 income supports.

Meanwhile, €120.2 million went to Co Monaghan for these supports.

Social Protection Minister Heather Humphreys says the report "details the scale of the impact of Covid-19 on the economy in Ireland".

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