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Number Of People In Receipt Of PUP At Its Lowest Level Since October.

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23,000 people have closed their claim in the last week,

The number of people receiving the Pandemic Unemployment Payment is at its lowest level since last October.

Just over 244,000 people received the PUP today, which is 23,000 fewer than last week.

Around 9,000 of the people who closed their claim are younger than 25.

The payment will close to new applicants at the end of this month.
 

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