The Mesothelioma Lump Sum Payments (Conditions and Amounts) (Amendment) Regulations 2013

Statutory Instruments

2013 No. 670

Social Security

The Mesothelioma Lump Sum Payments (Conditions and Amounts) (Amendment) Regulations 2013

Made

18th March 2013

Coming into force

1st April 2013

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)(1) of the Child Maintenance and Other Payments Act 2008(2).

In accordance with section 53(3) of that Act, a draft of this instrument was laid before Parliament and approved by a 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 2013 and come into force on 1st April 2013.

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

(a) first diagnosed with mesothelioma on or after 1st April 2013; or

(b) where the date of their first diagnosis with mesothelioma is unknown, if a claim is made by that person on or after 1st April 2013.

(3) Regulation 2(b) applies only in relation to the dependant of a person who dies on or after 1st April 2013.

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, at date of claim		Payment £
37 and under		83,330
38		81,710
39		80,093
40		78,476
41		76,856
42		75,239
43		74,431
44		73,618
45		72,812
46		72,003
47		71,193
48		68,931
49		66,666
50		64,397
51		62,134
52		59,864
53		58,248
54		56,631
55		55,016
56		53,391
57		51,775
58		47,570
59		43,360
60		39,159
61		34,949
62		30,743
63		28,152
64		25,562
65		22,978
66		20,388
67		17,799
68		17,272
69		16,744
70		16,222
71		15,697
72		15,171
73		14,724
74		14,269
75		13,832
76		13,392
77 and over		12,945”;

(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		43,366
38		42,433
39		41,503
40		40,573
41		39,643
42		38,713
43		37,823
44		36,924
45		36,040
46		35,151
47		34,263
48		33,169
49		32,076
50		30,985
51		29,897
52		28,806
53		27,910
54		27,023
55		26,133
56		25,238
57		24,351
58		21,888
59		19,417
60		16,951
61		14,482
62		12,012
63		11,307
64		10,607
65		9.889
66		9,184
67 and over		7,180.”.

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

Freud

Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State

Department for Work and Pensions

18th March 2013

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 lump sum payments payable to people with mesothelioma or to their 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)

Section 53(1) is cited for the meaning it gives to “regulations”.

(2)

2008 c. 6.

(3)

S.I. 2008/1963; relevant amending instruments are S.I. 2010/1105, 2011/1024 and 2012/918.