Pandemic Unemployment Payment
Written in March 2020. Tax rates, thresholds and pension rules may have changed since - see our newer articles or ask us before acting on the figures here.

For those impacted by Covid-19, the attached is a link to the Department of Employment Affairs & Social Protection in order to register for COVID-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment. This is an emergency benefit paid by the Department to all employees and the self-employed who have lost employment due to a downturn in economic activity caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
https://www.jobalert.ie/blog/dept-of-employment-affairs-and-social-protection-notcie-14-march-