2006 No. 829
The Pneumoconiosis etc. (Workers' Compensation) (Payment of Claims) (Amendment) Regulations 2006
Made
Coming into force
The Secretary of State makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 1(1), (2) and (4) and 7 of the Pneumoconiosis etc. (Workers' Compensation) Act 19791.
In accordance with section 7(3) of that Act, a draft of this instrument was laid before Parliament and approved by resolution of each House of Parliament.
Citation, commencement and application1
1
These Regulations may be cited as the Pneumoconiosis etc. (Workers' Compensation) (Payment of Claims) (Amendment) Regulations 2006 and shall come into force on 1st April 2006.
2
These Regulations shall apply in relation to any case in which a person first fulfils the conditions of entitlement to a payment under the Pneumoconiosis etc. (Workers' Compensation) Act 1979 on or after the day on which they come into force.
Amendment of Regulations2
In the Pneumoconiosis etc. (Workers' Compensation) (Payment of Claims) Regulations 19882—
a
for the Schedule to those Regulations substitute the Schedule set out in the Schedule to these Regulations;
b
in regulations 5(1) and 8 (minimum amounts payable to dependant), for the amount “£2,248” substitute the amount “£2,309”; and
c
in regulation 6(1) (payment where pneumoconiosis is accompanied by tuberculosis), for the amount “£4,649” (in both places) substitute the amount “£4,775”.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions.
SCHEDULE
SCHEDULETABLE 1
1
This table is for the determination of payments to disabled persons under regulation 3 (or, as the case may be, regulation 6), and for the determination of payments to dependants of deceased sufferers under regulation 4(1).
2
The relevant period is the period specified in regulation 3(2) or (3) or, in the case of a disabled person to whom regulation 6 applies, the first period specified in regulation 6(1)(b).
3
The age of the disabled person is his age determined in accordance with regulation 3(2) or (3) or, in the case of a disabled person to whom regulation 6 applies, regulation 6(1)(b). In determining the amount payable to a dependant of a disabled person under regulation 4(1), the age to be taken for the purpose of calculating the sum to be deducted from the amount which would have been payable to the disabled person had he still been alive is the age of the deceased at his last birthday preceding his death.
PART APAYMENTS TO DISABLED PERSONS TO WHOM IS PAYABLE DISABLEMENT BENEFIT UNDER SECTION 108 OF THE SOCIAL SECURITY CONTRIBUTIONS AND BENEFITS ACT 1992 OR UNDER ANY CORRESPONDING PROVISION OF THE FORMER INDUSTRIAL INJURIES ACTS, OR WOULD BE PAYABLE BUT FOR THE DISABLEMENT AMOUNTING TO LESS THAN THE APPROPRIATE PERCENTAGE
Age of disabled person
Percentage assessment for the relevant period
10% or less
11%-20%
21%-30%
31%-40%
41%-50%
51%-60%
61%-70%
71%-80%
81%-90%
91%-100%
£
£
£
£
£
£
£
£
£
£
37 and under
26720
47718
55987
57578
59168
60440
61713
62985
64257
65531
38
25956
45806
54300
56244
57893
59168
60440
61713
62985
64257
39
25192
43897
52614
54904
56624
57893
59168
60440
61713
62985
40
24430
41988
50929
53567
55348
56624
57893
59168
60440
61713
41
23666
40081
49244
52230
54079
55348
56624
57893
59168
60440
42
22899
38174
47556
50899
52805
54079
55348
56624
57893
59168
43
21759
35945
45871
49878
51917
53443
54713
55987
57259
58533
44
20612
33718
44184
48862
51024
52805
54079
55348
56624
57893
45
19470
31492
42498
47843
50136
52167
53443
54713
55987
57259
46
18323
29266
40814
46826
49244
51534
52805
54079
55348
56624
47
17180
27039
39127
45806
48353
50899
52167
53443
54713
55987
48
16191
26147
37793
43772
46826
49112
50389
51660
52931
54206
49
15206
25259
36455
41735
45301
47333
48606
49878
51154
52426
50
14219
24367
35145
39700
43772
45552
46826
48097
49368
50641
51
13234
23476
33781
37663
42245
43772
45057
46314
47589
48862
52
12248
22586
32447
35628
40716
41988
43264
44535
45806
47078
53
11324
20997
30409
33847
39189
40716
41988
43264
44535
45806
54
10401
19406
28374
32068
37663
39447
40716
41988
43264
44535
55
9480
17814
26342
30283
36135
38174
39447
40716
41988
43264
56
8557
16222
24304
28502
34611
36899
38174
39447
40716
41988
57
7635
14632
22267
26720
33088
35629
36899
38174
39447
40716
58
7031
13298
19884
23983
29774
32130
33497
34835
36135
37410
59
6425
11959
17495
21250
26465
28629
30092
31492
32828
34098
60
5824
10623
15109
18513
23161
25131
26687
28153
29521
30795
61
5216
9288
12726
15777
19850
21632
23284
24812
26212
27485
62
4612
7953
10339
13042
16543
18133
19884
21473
22899
24176
63
4294
7188
9288
11661
14715
16285
17942
19470
20867
22139
64
3983
6425
8238
10274
12883
14443
16003
17464
18830
20102
65
3659
5662
7188
8894
11056
12596
14060
15461
16798
18069
66
3342
4901
6139
7505
9227
10752
12121
13455
14761
16032
67
3023
4135
5088
6123
7397
8909
10180
11452
12726
13997
68
2940
4005
4914
5869
7144
8557
9781
11102
12325
13583
69
2863
3881
4742
5616
6889
8208
9387
10752
11931
13168
70
2783
3755
4564
5360
6633
7856
8987
10401
11531
12756
71
2705
3624
4390
5103
6378
7505
8591
10053
11135
12345
72
2625
3500
4215
4853
6123
7159
8190
9702
10733
11931
73
2560
3438
4152
4756
6027
6999
8032
9449
10418
11579
74
2498
3372
4088
4661
5935
6838
7875
9195
10102
11222
75
2435
3310
4026
4564
5835
6681
7714
8938
9781
10877
76
2370
3242
3959
4471
5741
6524
7557
8685
9462
10531
77 and over
2309
3180
3897
4373
5645
6362
7397
8434
9146
10180
PART BPAYMENTS TO DISABLED PERSONS TO WHOM IS PAYABLE AN ALLOWANCE UNDER A SCHEME MADE OR HAVING EFFECT AS IF MADE UNDER PARAGRAPH 4 OF SCHEDULE 8 TO THE SOCIAL SECURITY CONTRIBUTIONS AND BENEFITS ACT 1992 OR UNDER ANY CORRESPONDING PROVISION OF THE FORMER OLD CASES ACT
Age of disabled person
Extent of incapacity for the relevant period
Partial
Total
£
£
37 and under
47718
65531
38
45806
64257
39
43897
62985
40
41988
61713
41
40081
60440
42
38174
59168
43
35945
58533
44
33718
57893
45
31492
57259
46
29266
56624
47
27039
55987
48
26147
54206
49
25259
52426
50
24367
50641
51
23476
48862
52
22586
47078
53
20997
45806
54
19406
44535
55
17814
43264
56
16222
41988
57
14632
40716
58
13298
37410
59
11959
34098
60
10623
30795
61
9288
27485
62
7953
24176
63
7188
22139
64
6425
20102
65
5662
18069
66
4901
16032
67
4135
13997
68
4005
13583
69
3881
13168
70
3755
12756
71
3624
12345
72
3500
11931
73
3438
11579
74
3372
11222
75
3310
10877
76
3242
10531
77 and over
3180
10180
TABLE 2
1
This table is for the determination of payments to dependants of deceased sufferers under regulation 4(2) or (6).
2
The relevant period is the period specified in regulation 3(2) or (3) or, in the case of a disabled person to whom regulation 6 applies, the first period specified in regulation 6(1)(b).
PART APAYMENTS TO DEPENDANTS TO WHOM DEATH BENEFIT UNDER SECTION 108 OF THE SOCIAL SECURITY CONTRIBUTIONS AND BENEFITS ACT 1992 IS PAYABLE, OR TO DEPENDANTS OF PERSONS TO WHOM DISABLEMENT BENEFIT UNDER THAT SECTION OR UNDER ANY CORRESPONDING PROVISION OF THE FORMER INDUSTRIAL INJURIES ACTS WAS PAYABLE, OR TO DEPENDANTS OF A PERSON TO WHOM DISABLEMENT BENEFIT WOULD HAVE BEEN PAYABLE IMMEDIATELY BEFORE HE DIED BUT FOR THE OCCURRENCE OF ONE OF THE CIRCUMSTANCES LISTED IN REGULATION 5(1)(a)(iii) OR BUT FOR HIS DISABLEMENT AMOUNTING TO LESS THAN THE APPROPRIATE PERCENTAGE, IN CIRCUMSTANCES WHERE THE DISABLED PERSON DIED AS A RESULT OF A DISEASE OTHER THAN DIFFUSE MESOTHELIOMA
Age of disabled person at his last birthday preceding death
Percentage assessment for the relevant period
10% or less
11%-20%
21%-30%
31%-49%
50% or over
£
£
£
£
£
37 and under
12565
24497
27992
28950
29744
38
12184
23415
27040
27992
29011
39
11804
22332
26086
27039
28279
40
11417
21250
25131
26086
27548
41
11037
20170
24176
25131
26817
42
10659
19091
23221
24176
26086
43
9970
17688
22363
23317
25386
44
9288
16285
21500
22459
24679
45
8605
14886
20645
21600
23983
46
7920
13485
19712
20738
23284
47
7236
12086
18930
19884
22586
48
6713
11705
18294
19215
21726
49
6186
11324
17654
18547
20867
50
5662
10941
17020
17876
20008
51
5138
10560
16384
17210
19151
52
4612
10180
15748
16543
18294
53
4373
9288
14540
15619
17589
54
4135
8397
13328
14696
16892
55
3897
7505
12121
13775
16191
56
3659
6616
10911
12854
15488
57
3418
5728
9702
11931
14791
58
3197
5088
8321
10309
12854
59
2971
4452
6936
8685
10911
60
2752
3818
5551
7063
8972
61
2531
3180
4169
5440
7031
62
2309
2547
2783
3818
5088
63
2309
2498
2690
3513
4534
64
2309
2448
2591
3212
3983
65
2309
2403
2498
2909
3418
66
2309
2356
2403
2609
2863
67 and over
2309
2309
2309
2309
2309
PART BPAYMENTS TO DEPENDANTS TO WHOM DEATH BENEFIT UNDER A SCHEME MADE OR HAVING EFFECT AS IF MADE UNDER PARAGRAPH 4 OF SCHEDULE 8 TO THE SOCIAL SECURITY CONTRIBUTIONS AND BENEFITS ACT 1992 HAS BEEN PAID, OR TO DEPENDANTS OF PERSONS TO WHOM AN ALLOWANCE UNDER SUCH A SCHEME OR UNDER A SCHEME MADE OR HAVING EFFECT AS IF MADE UNDER ANY CORRESPONDING PROVISION OF THE FORMER OLD CASES ACTS WAS PAYABLE, IN CIRCUMSTANCES WHERE THE DISABLED PERSON DIED AS A RESULT OF A DISEASE OTHER THAN DIFFUSE MESOTHELIOMA
Age of disabled person at his last birthday preceding death
Extent of incapacity for the relevant period
Partial
Total
£
£
37 and under
24497
29744
38
23415
29011
39
22332
28279
40
21250
27548
41
20170
26817
42
19091
26086
43
17688
25386
44
16285
24679
45
14886
23983
46
13485
23284
47
12086
22586
48
11705
21726
49
11324
20867
50
10941
20008
51
10560
19151
52
10180
18294
53
9288
17589
54
8397
16892
55
7505
16191
56
6616
15488
57
5728
14791
58
5088
12854
59
4452
10911
60
3818
8972
61
3180
7031
62
2547
5088
63
2498
4534
64
2448
3983
65
2403
3418
66
2356
2863
67 and over
2309
2309
PART CPAYMENTS TO DEPENDANTS OF PERSONS WHO DIED AS A RESULT OF DIFFUSE MESOTHELIOMA
Age of disabled person at his last birthday preceding death
Payment
£
37 and under
29744
38
29011
39
28279
40
27548
41
26817
42
26086
43
25386
44
24679
45
23983
46
23284
47
22586
48
21726
49
20867
50
20008
51
19151
52
18294
53
17589
54
16892
55
16191
56
15488
57
14791
58
12854
59
10911
60
8972
61
7031
62
5088
63
4534
64
3983
65
3418
66
2863
67 and over
2309
(This note is not part of the Regulations)