There’s been a three percent drop in the number of people claiming the Pandemic Unemployment Payment in Clare in the past month.
10,868 people will receive the support into their bank accounts this morning – a reduction of more than 300 in the past four weeks.
It’s 4,000 people less than the peak of PUP claimants here which occurred last May.
Meanwhile, Department of Social Protection figures also suggest almost 900 people in Clare have closed their claims to return to work since the 22nd of February.