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COVID-19 Cross Border Frontier Workers
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A cross border or frontier worker is defined as any employed or self-employed person who works in one jurisdiction and lives in another to which he or she returns as a rule daily or at least once a week.
Please note:
If a frontier worker is made wholly/fully unemployed they should claim unemployment benefits from the country where they are resident.
A cross border worker who had been working in Northern Ireland but who lives in Ireland was able to apply for the COVID-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment.
Applications for this payment closed on 8 July 2021.
If you have lost your job after 8 July 2021 you can apply for Jobseeker's Benefit or Jobseeker's Allowance.
For further information on COVID-19 supports available in the Republic of Ireland, please visit:
A frontier worker who lives in Northern Ireland should visit COVID-19 Cross Border Worker to see what supports they may be eligible for.
The COVID-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment for workers who have been made unemployed due to the COVID-19 pandemic is not available to those resident in Northern Ireland.
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