The Pandemic Unemployment Payment is likely to be phased out starting in September or October.
Cabinet Ministers will meet tomorrow to sign off on the National Economic Plan for recovery post-COVID.
Tricky political decisions need to be made over the next few days about how the emergency supports for people and businesses are unwound over the next year.
It's expected the government will phase out the Pandemic Unemployment Payment over a number of months into early next year, starting in September or October.
Minister for Social Protection Heather Humphreys giving little away today. Part of the thinking in government circles is people losing their jobs later this year won't be losing them because of the pandemic.
However, a push from some in government to increase the base rates of social welfare payments like jobseekers is expected. It's also likely the EWSS wage subsidy scheme will be kept on longer than the pandemic payments as businesses get back on their feet.
The plan due to be approved by cabinet tomorrow will also set out targets for getting people back to work over the next few years, and increasing employment to pre-pandemic levels.
