Impact of Selected COVID-19 Support Schemes on Employees

Survey Name:

Impact of Selected Schemes on Employees

Survey purpose:

This publication presents analysis of the impact selected COVID-19 Income Support Schemes had on the income of employees in Ireland in the first three quarters of 2020. This analysis examines the extent to which employees’ median weekly earnings and income were affected by the COVID-19 pandemic and the impact selected COVID-19 income supports had on the income of those employees who received them.

Legislative Basis National:

Not applicable

Legislative Basis European:

Not applicable

Periodicity:

Ad hoc

Statistical Population:

All employees present on Revenue's PAYE payroll dataset in the period Q1 2019 to Q3 2020 and those employees in the period that also received selected COVID-19 income supports from either the Revenue Commissioners or the Department of Social Protection.

Sampling Frame:

Administrative data from the Revenue Commissioners and the Department of Social Protection is utilised in this analysis. Therefore, data is available on the whole statistical population and a sampling frame is not relevant.

Reference Area:

State, Region.

Time Coverage:

Q1 2019 to Q3 2020

Base Period:

N/A

Sector Coverage:

All NACE sectors A to T

Survey Size:

N/A

Principal Variables:

Employee earnings - Median and distribution of the employment earnings of employees. Employee income - Median and distribution of employee income, which includes employment earnings and COVID-19 income supports

Principal External Users:

Public, media, researchers and policy makers

Contact Organisation:

Central Statistics Office

Business Area:

Statistical Systems Coordination

Contact Person:

Brian Cahill

Contact Person Function:

Statistician

Other Business Area Specialists:

Brian King brian.king@cso.ie Sean O'Connor sean.oconnor@cso.ie

Contact email:

brian.cahill@cso.ie

Contact phone number:

(+353) 21 453 5000