Pandemic unemployment payments will likely be phased out from either September or October, Tánaiste Leo Varadkar has said. Mr Varadkar said the Government will launch a multi-billion euro plan on Tuesday aimed at stimulating the economy. “We are making a decision on Tuesday in relation to the future of the Pandemic Unemployment Payment. So it will have to end at some point, but we’re not going to phase it out too quickly. “The whole point of my agenda in saying it’s a generational crisis is to give everyone the opportunity to own their home.

Source: The Irish Times May 30, 2021 15:11 UTC