Uncertainty and confusion over PUP was avoidable

Uncertainty and confusion over PUP was avoidable

‘The payments were brought in to help some of the most vulnerable members in our society.’ (stock photo)

The Government’s U-turn on people receiving the Pandemic Unemployment Payment (PUP) and Jobseekers Allowance is, of course, to be welcomed. But the confusion has gone on for far too long.

The mixed messages on travel guidelines have dominated the agenda all summer. We know of cases where people went abroad after they were given the green light to do so, only then to have their PUP stopped.The announcement on the reversal was the correct one but it should not have got to that […]

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