The latest application figures available for the Basic Income Support for Sustainability (BISS) show 74,134 applications submitted as of Tuesday morning 29 April 2025. The next two weeks will see peak activity with almost 50,000 applications left to be submitted before the deadline of 15 May 2025. This is based on recent years’ application rates with in excess of 124,000 applications submitted under the 2024 scheme. While there is a high number of applications to submit, the figure is similar to recent years with over 45,000 applications submitted in the final 10 days in 2024.