That's down from the 2021 peak of 22,500 on February 9th.
6,200 people are claiming the Pandemic Unemployment Payment in the midlands this week.
That's down from the 2021 peak of 22,500 on February 9th, and down from 6,387 on last week.
Nationally, the number of people receiving the PUP has now fallen below 150,000 for the first time.
€44.2 million worth of payments have been issued this week.
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