The Mesothelioma Lump Sum Payments (Conditions and Amounts) (Amendment) Regulations 2011

Statutory Instruments

2011 No. 1024

Social Security

The Mesothelioma Lump Sum Payments (Conditions and Amounts) (Amendment) Regulations 2011

Made

31st March 2011

Coming into force

1st April 2011

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

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 2011 and shall come into force on 1st April 2011.

(2) Regulation 2(1) and (2) shall apply in relation to a person—

(a) first diagnosed with mesothelioma on or after 1st April 2011; 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 2011.

(3) Regulation 2(1) and (3) shall apply in relation to the dependant of a person who dies on or after 1st April 2011.

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

2.—(1) The Schedule to the Mesothelioma Lump Sum Payments (Conditions and Amounts) Regulations 2008(3) is amended as follows.

(2) For Table 1 substitute the following:—

“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		77,506
38		75,999
39		74,495
40		72,991
41		71,485
42		69,980
43		69,229
44		68,472
45		67,723
46		66,971
47		66,217
48		64,113
49		62,007
50		59,896
51		57,791
52		55,680
53		54,177
54		52,673
55		51,171
56		49,660
57		48,156
58		44,245
59		40,330
60		36,422
61		32,507
62		28,594
63		26,184
64		23,776
65		21,372
66		18,963
67		16,555
68		16,065
69		15,574
70		15,088
71		14,600
72		14,110
73		13,695
74		13,272
75		12,865
76		12,456
77 and over		12,040.”

(3) For Table 2 substitute the following:—

“Table 2

Amount of lump sum payment to dependant

Age of person with mesothelioma at death		Payment £
37 and under		40,335
38		39,468
39		38,603
40		37,738
41		36,873
42		36,008
43		35,180
44		34,343
45		33,521
46		32,694
47		31,868
48		30,851
49		29,835
50		28,819
51		27,807
52		26,793
53		25,959
54		25,134
55		24,306
56		23,474
57		22,649
58		20,358
59		18,060
60		15,766
61		13,470
62		11,172
63		10,517
64		9,866
65		9,198
66		8,542
67 and over		7,524.”

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

Freud

Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State,

Department for Work and Pensions

31st March 2011

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 instrument is S.I. 2010/1105.