The Mesothelioma Lump Sum Payments (Conditions and Amounts) (Amendment) Regulations 2015

Statutory Instruments

2015 No. 500

Social Security

The Mesothelioma Lump Sum Payments (Conditions and Amounts) (Amendment) Regulations 2015

Made

3rd March 2015

Coming into force

1st April 2015

The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 46(3) and 53(1) and (2)(b) of the Child Maintenance and Other Payments Act 2008(1).

In accordance with section 53(3)(2) of the Child Maintenance and Other Payments Act 2008, a draft of this instrument was laid before Parliament and approved by resolution of each House of Parliament.

Citation, commencement and application

1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Mesothelioma Lump Sum Payments (Conditions and Amounts) (Amendment) Regulations 2015 and come into force on 1st April 2015.

(2) Regulation 2(a) applies only in relation to a person—

(a) first diagnosed with diffuse mesothelioma on or after 1st April 2015; or

(b) where the date of the first diagnosis with diffuse mesothelioma is unknown, if a claim under section 46(1) of the Child Maintenance and Other Payments Act 2008 is made by that person on or after 1st April 2015.

(3) Regulation 2(b) applies only in relation to the dependant of a person who dies on or after 1st April 2015 and who, immediately before their death, had diffuse mesothelioma.

Amendment of the Schedule to the Mesothelioma Lump Sum Payments (Conditions and Amounts) Regulations 2008

2.  In the Schedule to the Mesothelioma Lump Sum Payments (Conditions and Amounts) Regulations 2008(3)—

(a) for Table 1 substitute—

“Table 1

Amount of lump sum payment to person with mesothelioma

Age of person with mesothelioma at diagnosis or, if unknown, date of claim	Payment £
37 and under	86,607
38	84,923
39	83,243
40	81,562
41	79,878
42	78,197
43	77,358
44	76,513
45	75,675
46	74,834
47	73,992
48	71,642
49	69,288
50	66,930
51	64,578
52	62,218
53	60,539
54	58,858
55	57,179
56	55,491
57	53,811
58	49,440
59	45,065
60	40,699
61	36,324
62	31,952
63	29,259
64	26,567
65	23,881
66	21,189
67	18,499
68	17,951
69	17,402
70	16,860
71	16,314
72	15,768
73	15,303
74	14,830
75	14,375
76	13,919
77 and over	13,455”;

(b) for Table 2 substitute—

“Table 2

Amount of lump sum payment to dependant

Age of person with mesothelioma at death	Payment £
37 and under	45,071
38	44,102
39	43,135
40	42,168
41	41,202
42	40,235
43	39,310
44	38,376
45	37,457
46	36,533
47	35,610
48	34,474
49	33,337
50	32,204
51	31,072
52	29,939
53	29,008
54	28,086
55	27,161
56	26,230
57	25,308
58	22,749
59	20,180
60	17,618
61	15,051
62	12,484
63	11,751
64	11,024
65	10,278
66	9,545
67 and over	7,462”.

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions

Mark Harper

Minister of State

Department for Work and Pensions

3rd March 2015

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations amend the Schedule to the Mesothelioma Lump Sum Payments (Conditions and Amounts) Regulations 2008 by substituting revised tables of the amount of lump sum payments payable to people with diffuse mesothelioma or to their surviving dependants.

A full impact assessment has not been published for this instrument as it has no impact on the private sector or civil society organisations.

(1)

2008 c. 6.

(2)

Section 53 was amended by the Welfare Reform Act 2012 (c. 5), Schedule 11, paragraph 18.

(3)

S.I. 2008/1963. S.I. 2014/868 is the relevant amending instrument.