Social Welfare Consolidation Act 2005 section 68M

Contribution conditions

Section 68M sets out the PRSI contribution conditions that must be satisfied to qualify for the Covid-19 pandemic unemployment payment.

• Employed persons must have at least one qualifying PRSI contribution in the four weeks immediately before claiming the payment.
• Self-employed contributors satisfy the contribution condition simply by virtue of their self-employed status.
• The contribution threshold is deliberately low to ensure broad access during the pandemic emergency.
• Different rules apply depending on whether the claimant is an employee or a self-employed person.