Over a million people continued to depend on the state for income support in June, according to the latest Live Register figures from the Central Statistics Office.

Over a million people continued to depend on the state for income support in June, according to the latest Live Register figures from the Central Statistics Office. 
The CSO says that the seasonally adjusted Live Register figure in June was 213,700, down 14,200 from May. 
The CSO stresses that the Live Register figures do not capture emergency income support schemes including the Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment (PUP) or the Temporary Wage Subsidy Scheme (TWSS) introduced earlier this year to address the Covid-19 emergency. 
In the last week of June, according to the CSO, a total of 438,933 people were receiving the PUP, while a further 382,018 people were being supported under the TWSS. 
When the Live Register, the TWSS and the PUP are factored in, a total of 1,002,470 people were fully or partially dependent on the state for income support. 
The CSO cautions that this number is not the total of the three schemes, as there is some overlap between them due to the different frequency of the payments, as well as the fact that some people who are included on the Live Register but not receiving a payment, might be in receipt of either the Pandemic Unemployment Payment or the Temporary Wage Subsidy Scheme. 
The CSO has continued to calculate the Live Register on the traditional basis to ensure continuity of statistical methodology.
It noted that Covid-19 payments are currently viewed as short-term in nature, with an expectation that those in receipt of such payments may return to work or may subsequently be considered for jobseekers benefit or jobseekers allowance.
Of those receiving the PUP at the end of June, 51.3% were male and 71.1% were Irish. 
Almost a quarter were aged 25-34 (23.2%) while a further 22.9% were aged 35-44.
The CSO said that 695,867 people have received at least one PUP payment since the scheme was launched in March – 56.5% of whom are male, with almost half (47.9%) aged between 25 and 44. 
Of the 257,936 recorded as receiving a TWSS payment in the week ending 21st June, just over 60% were male, 77.6% were Irish nationals, and just under hald (49.4%) are aged 25-44. 
CSO figures earlier this week showed that the country’s unemployment rate, including those receiving temporary Covid-19 jobless benefit, fell to 22.5% at the end of June from 26.1% a month earlier.
The June unemployment figures reflect the first two stages of the economy’s gradual re-opening.