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.
2020 No. XXXX
The Mesothelioma Lump Sum Payments (Conditions and Amounts) (Amendment) Regulations 2020
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) 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 application1
1
These Regulations may be cited as the Mesothelioma Lump Sum Payments (Conditions and Amounts) (Amendment) Regulations 2020 and come into force on 1st April 2020.
2
Regulation 2(a) applies only in relation to a person—
a
first diagnosed with diffuse mesothelioma on or after 1st April 2020; 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 2020.
3
Regulation 2(b) applies only in relation to the dependent of a person who dies on or after 1st April 2020 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 20082—
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 or under
93,827
38
92,003
39
90,182
40
88,362
41
86,538
42
84,716
43
83,808
44
82,892
45
81,984
46
81,072
47
80,161
48
77,615
49
75,065
50
72,510
51
69,962
52
67,405
53
65,585
54
63,766
55
61,948
56
60,117
57
58,296
58
53,561
59
48,822
60
44,092
61
39,353
62
34,617
63
31,700
64
28,782
65
25,872
66
22,956
67
20,042
68
19,448
69
18,852
70
18,266
71
17,673
72
17,084
73
16,579
74
16,066
75
15,574
76
15,080
77 or over
14,578
b
for Table 2 substitute—
Table 2Amount of lump sum payment to dependant
Age of person with mesothelioma at death
Payment
£
37 or under
48,829
38
47,779
39
46,731
40
45,685
41
44,637
42
43,590
43
42,587
44
41,576
45
40,580
46
38,957
47
38,579
48
37,349
49
36,116
50
34,306
51
33,663
52
32,434
53
31,426
54
30,428
55
29,426
56
28,417
57
27,418
58
24,645
59
21,862
60
19,087
61
16,307
62
13,525
63
12,731
64
11,943
65
11,135
66
10,340
67 or over
8,084
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
(This note is not part of the Regulations)