Employment Wage Subsidy Scheme (EWSS) Extension
The EWSS will be extended until the end of April 2022 in a graduated form.
The current Employment Wage Subsidy rates will be retained for October and November 2021.
Those employers availing of EWSS on 31 December 2021 will continue to be eligible until 30 April 2022, assuming they meet the eligibility criteria which will continue to be a 30% reduction in turnover/customer orders in 2021 compared to 2019.
EWSS will close for new claims from 1 January 2022.
For December, January and February, the original two tier structure will apply as follows for the Employment Wage Subsidy Scheme:
For March and April 2022, a flat rate subsidy of €100 will replace €203 and €150. The rebate of Employers’ PRSI will no longer apply for these 2 months.
https://www.revenue.ie/en/employing-people/documents/ewss/ewss-guidelines.pdf