The Mesothelioma Lump Sum Payments (Conditions and Amounts) (Amendment) Regulations 2014

Statutory Instruments

2014 No. 868

Social Security

The Mesothelioma Lump Sum Payments (Conditions and Amounts) (Amendment) Regulations 2014

Made

31st March 2014

Coming into force in accordance with regulation 1(1)

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

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 2014 and come into force on the day after the day on which they are made.

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

(a) first diagnosed with mesothelioma on or after the day on which these Regulations come into force; or

(b) where the date of the first diagnosis with mesothelioma is unknown, if a claim is made by that person on or after the day on which these Regulations come into force.

(3) Regulation 2(b) applies only in relation to the dependant of a person who dies on or after the day on which these Regulations come into force.

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(2)—

(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, date of claim	Payment £
37 and under	85,580
38	83,916
39	82,256
40	80,595
41	78,931
42	77,270
43	76,441
44	75,606
45	74,778
46	73,947
47	73,115
48	70,792
49	68,466
50	66,136
51	63,812
52	61,480
53	59,821
54	58,160
55	56,501
56	54,833
57	53,173
58	48,854
59	44,531
60	40,216
61	35,893
62	31,573
63	28,912
64	26,252
65	23,598
66	20,938
67	18,280
68	17,738
69	17,196
70	16,660
71	16,121
72	15,581
73	15,122
74	14,654
75	14,205
76	13,754
77 and over	13,295”;

(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	44,537
38	43,579
39	42,624
40	41,668
41	40,713
42	39,758
43	38,844
44	37,921
45	37,013
46	36,100
47	35,188
48	34,065
49	32,942
50	31,822
51	30,704
52	29,584
53	28,664
54	27,753
55	26,839
56	25,919
57	25,008
58	22,479
59	19,941
60	17,409
61	14,873
62	12,336
63	11,612
64	10,893
65	10,156
66	9,432
67 and over	7,374;”

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

Mike Penning

Minister of State

Department for Work and Pensions

31st March 2014

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 the amount 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)

2008 c. 6.

(2)

S.I. 2008/1963. S.I. 2013/670 is a relevant amending instrument.