2011 No. 1024

Social Security

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

Made

Coming into force

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 20082, 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 application1

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 20082

1

The Schedule to the Mesothelioma Lump Sum Payments (Conditions and Amounts) Regulations 20083 is amended as follows.

2

For Table 1 substitute the following:—

Table 1Amount 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 2Amount 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.

FreudParliamentary Under-Secretary of State,Department for Work and Pensions
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.