The number of recipients has also increased this week, despite lockdown ending.
Almost €4.5 million has been paid to people midlands, who were due arrears under the Pandemic Unemployment Payment.
13,800 people in the region have received money today they may not have been expecting.
It's after the Department of Social Protection assessed 1.4 million applicants to see if they were due money.
Minister Heather Humphreys says more people may be due arrears.
Despite the reopening of retail, an additional 390 are claiming are the PUP payment in the midlands today compared to last week.
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