2021 No. 270

Social Security

The Mesothelioma Lump Sum Payments (Conditions and Amounts) (Amendment) Regulations 2021
Made
8th March 2021
Coming into force
1st April 2021
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 .
In accordance with section 53(3) of the Child Maintenance and Other Payments Act 2008, a draft of this instrument was laid before, 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 2021 and come into force on 1st April 2021.
2
Regulation 2(a) applies only in relation to a person—
a
first diagnosed with diffuse mesothelioma on or after 1st April 2021; 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 2021.
3
Regulation 2(b) applies only in relation to the dependant of a person who dies on or after 1st April 2021 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 —
a
for Table 1 substitute—
Table 1

Amount of lump sum payment to person with mesothelioma
Age of person with mesothelioma at first diagnosis or, if unknown, date of claim | Payment £
37 or under | 94,296
38 | 92,463
39 | 90,633
40 | 88,804
41 | 86,971
42 | 85,140
43 | 84,227
44 | 83,306
45 | 82,394
46 | 81,477
47 | 80,562
48 | 78,003
49 | 75,440
50 | 72,873
51 | 70,312
52 | 67,742
53 | 65,913
54 | 64,085
55 | 62,258
56 | 60,418
57 | 58,587
58 | 53,829
59 | 49,066
60 | 44,312
61 | 39,550
62 | 34,790
63 | 31,859
64 | 28,926
65 | 26,001
66 | 23,071
67 | 20,142
68 | 19,545
69 | 18,946
70 | 18,357
71 | 17,761
72 | 17,169
73 | 16,662
74 | 16,146
75 | 15,652
76 | 15,155
77 or over | 14,651
;
b
for Table 2 substitute—
Table 2

Amount of lump sum payment to dependant
Age of person with mesothelioma at death | Payment £
37 or under | 49,073
38 | 48,018
39 | 46,965
40 | 45,913
41 | 44,860
42 | 43,808
43 | 42,800
44 | 41,784
45 | 40,783
46 | 39,777
47 | 38,772
48 | 37,536
49 | 36,297
50 | 35,063
51 | 33,831
52 | 32,596
53 | 31,583
54 | 30,580
55 | 29,573
56 | 28,559
57 | 27,555
58 | 24,768
59 | 21,971
60 | 19,182
61 | 16,389
62 | 13,593
63 | 12,795
64 | 12,003
65 | 11,191
66 | 10,392
67 or over | 8,124
.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
Justin Tomlinson
Minister of State
Department for Work and Pensions
8th March 2021

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 (S.I. 2008/1963) (“the 2008 Regulations”) by substituting revised tables of the amount of lump sum payments payable to people with diffuse mesothelioma or to their surviving dependants.
The substituted tables have the effect of increasing the amounts payable under the 2008 Regulations by 0.5 per cent in each case, rounded up or down to the nearest £1 as appropriate.
A full impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no, or no significant, impact on the private, voluntary or public sector is foreseen.
2008 c. 6.
Section 53 was amended by the Welfare Reform Act 2012 (c. 5), Schedule 11, paragraph 18.
S.I. 2008/1963; S.I. 2020/244 is the relevant amending instrument.