That's down 2,000 on last week.
10,600 people in the midlands will receive the Pandemic Unemployment Payment today.
That's down 2,000 on last week, and has dropped 36 per cent from its peak in May.
3,900 people are in receipt of the payment in Westmeath, 3,400 in Laois, and 3,300 in Offaly.
The PUP is continuing until April 2021, but will move from two payment rates to three on September 17th.
Ploughing Live 2026 Day Two: Thousands Returning To Offaly For Celebration Of Rural Life
The President, The Taoiseach, and the Tanaiste were in attendance yesterday.
Gardaí Issue Public Appeal Over Missing Westmeath Teen
It's thought Aliyah Smyth Donnelly may have gone to Laois, Dublin, or Louth.
Ploughing Live 2026 Day One: As It Happened
The National Ploughing Championships saw 77,000 people attend on Day One.
Over 1,800 People Affected By Power Outage in Laois
The power outage has happened in Mountrath.
Offaly TD Reassures Solar Panel Homeowners Payment Scheme Not Set To Be Scrapped
It comes as the unit rate customers get for selling excess energy is set to decrease.
Sinn Fein Setting Back Irish Unity - Taoiseach
The party is collaborating with the heads of Wales and Scotland on the issue.
Development Project For Offaly Town Enters Next Stage
The Rectory Fields development in Birr is set to go to the Plan 8 stage.
Tanaiste Pays Tribute To Midlands Sisters Recovering After M9 Crash
Simon Harris says he welcomes the news the sisters are slowly recovering from their injuries.
