200,000 people better off with Covid-19 unemployment payment says report
38% of people getting the special Covid-19 payment were previously earning less than €300 a week.
Nearly 600,000 people are getting the state's €350 a week payment, paid by the Department of Social Protection.
It means 200,000 people are better off unemployed than they were working.
The stats are based on a new report by the Department of Business, according to The Irish Times.
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