Draft Regulations laid before Parliament under section 53(3) of the Child Maintenance and Other Payments Act 2008, for approval by resolution of each House of Parliament.
2017 No.
The Mesothelioma Lump Sum Payments (Conditions and Amounts) (Amendment) Regulations 2017
Made
Coming into force
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 20081.
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 application1
1
These Regulations may be cited as the Mesothelioma Lump Sum Payments (Conditions and Amounts) (Amendment) Regulations 2017 and come into force on 1st April 2017.
2
Regulation 2(a) applies only in relation to a person—
a
first diagnosed with diffuse mesothelioma on or after 1st April 2017; 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 2017.
3
Regulation 2(b) applies only in relation to the dependant of a person who dies on or after 1st April 2017 and who, immediately before their death, had diffuse mesothelioma.
Amendment of the Schedule to the Mesothelioma Lump Sum Payments (Conditions and Amounts) Regulations 20082
In the Schedule to the Mesothelioma Lump Sum Payments (Conditions and Amounts) Regulations 20083—
a
for Table 1 substitute—
Table 1Amount of lump sum payment to person with mesothelioma
Age of person with mesothelioma at first diagnosis or, if unknown, date of claim
Payment
£
37 and under
87,473
38
85,772
39
84,075
40
82,378
41
80,677
42
78,979
43
78,132
44
77,278
45
76,432
46
75,582
47
74,732
48
72,358
49
69,981
50
67,599
51
65,224
52
62,840
53
61,144
54
59,447
55
57,751
56
56,046
57
54,349
58
49,934
59
45,516
60
41,106
61
36,687
62
32,272
63
29,552
64
26,833
65
24,120
66
21,401
67
18,684
68
18,131
69
17,576
70
17,029
71
16,477
72
15,926
73
15,456
74
14,978
75
14,519
76
14,058
77 and over
13,590
b
for Table 2 substitute—
Table 2Amount of lump sum payment to dependant
Age of person with mesothelioma at death
Payment
£
37 and under
45,522
38
44,543
39
43,566
40
42,590
41
41,614
42
40,637
43
39,703
44
38,760
45
37,832
46
36,898
47
35,966
48
34,819
49
33,670
50
32,526
51
31,383
52
30,238
53
29,298
54
28,367
55
27,433
56
26,492
57
25,561
58
22,976
59
20,382
60
17,794
61
15,202
62
12,609
63
11,869
64
11,134
65
10,381
66
9,640
67 and over
7,537
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
(This note is not part of the Regulations)