2008 No. 1963

Social Security

The Mesothelioma Lump Sum Payments (Conditions and Amounts) Regulations 2008

Made

Coming into force

The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions in exercise of the powers conferred by section 1(1) of the Pneumoconiosis etc. (Workers' Compensation) Act 1979 M1 and sections 46(3) and 47 of the Child Maintenance and Other Payments Act 2008 M2 makes the following Regulations.

In accordance with section 7(3) of the Pneumoconiosis etc. (Worker's Compensation) Act 1979 and section 53(3) of the Child Maintenance and Other Payments Act 2008 and (these being the first Regulations made under section 47 of that Act) section 53(4) of that Act, a draft of this instrument was laid before Parliament and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.

Annotations:
Marginal Citations

Citation, commencement and interpretation1

1

These Regulations may be cited as the Mesothelioma Lump Sum Payments (Conditions and Amounts) Regulations 2008.

2

These Regulations shall come into force on 1st October 2008.

3

In these Regulations—

  • “the Act” means the Child Maintenance and Other Payments Act 2008;

  • “claim” means a claim under section 46(1) of the Act;

  • “deceased” means a person who, immediately before death, had diffuse mesothelioma;

  • “mesothelioma” means diffuse mesothelioma;

  • “payment” includes a payment in money or money's worth or in kind.

Disqualifying payments2

1

The following payments are prescribed for the purposes of section 47(1)(a), (2)(a) and (3)(e) of the Act (payments which, if made in consequence of diffuse mesothelioma, prevent the conditions provided for in section 47(1)(a) and (2)(a) from being fulfilled)—

a

payment under the Naval, Military and Air Forces Etc. (Disablement and Death) Service Pensions Order 2006 M3;

b

payment under the Armed Forces and Reserve Forces (Compensation Scheme) Order 2005 M4;

F1c

payment from any government department, authority, body corporate or employer exempted from insurance by or under section 3 of the Employers’ Liability (Compulsory Insurance) Act 1969 or Article 7 of the Employers’ Liability (Defective Equipment and Compulsory Insurance) (Northern Ireland) Order 1972.

d

payment under the UK Asbestos Trust established on 10th October 2006, for the benefit of certain persons suffering from asbestos-related diseases;

e

payment under the EL Scheme Trust established on 23rd November 2006, for the benefit of certain persons suffering from asbestos-related diseases.

2

The following payments are prescribed for the purposes of section 47(1)(b) and (2)(b) of the Act (payments eligibility for which prevents the conditions provided for in section 47(1)(b) or (2)(b) from being fulfilled)—

a

payment under the Naval, Military and Air Forces Etc. (Disablement and Death) Service Pensions Order 2006;

b

payment under the Armed Forces and Reserve Forces (Compensation Scheme) Order 2005.

Disregarded payments3

A payment made in error and which in consequence is liable to be repaid in accordance with a statutory provision or rule of law, is to be disregarded for the purpose of section 47(1)(a) or (2)(a) of the Act (conditions of entitlement).

Presence in the United Kingdom4

1

In the case of a person with mesothelioma it is a condition of entitlement that the person was in the United Kingdom at a time when and place where that person was exposed to asbestos.

2

In the case of a dependant it is a condition of entitlement that the deceased was in the United Kingdom at a time when and place where the deceased was exposed to asbestos.

Amount of lump sum payment5

1

The amount of a payment made under section 46(2) of the Act to a person with mesothelioma shall be determined in accordance with Table 1 of the Schedule.

2

In Table 1 of the Schedule, the reference to the age of the person is a reference to—

a

the age at which the person was first diagnosed with mesothelioma; or

b

where the age at which the person was first diagnosed with mesothelioma is unknown, the age at which the person made the claim.

3

The amount of a payment made under section 46(2) of the Act to a dependant shall be determined in accordance with Table 2 of the Schedule.

4

In Table 2 of the Schedule, the reference to the age of the person with mesothelioma is a reference to the age of that person at death.

Amendment of Pneumoconiosis etc. (Workers' Compensation) (Payment of Claims) Regulations 19886

At the end of regulation 3 of the Pneumoconiosis etc. (Workers' Compensation) (Payment of Claims) Regulations 1988 M5 (payments to persons disabled by disease), add—

5

Where—

a

a payment is made to a person under section 46 of the Child Maintenance and Other Payments Act 2008 (the mesothelioma payment) in respect of diffuse mesothelioma,

b

subsequently it is determined that the same person is entitled to a payment under section 1(1) of the Act in respect of the same diffuse mesothelioma,

the amount payable under paragraph (1) shall be reduced by the amount of the mesothelioma payment.

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

William D McKenzieParliamentary Under-Secretary of State,Department for Work and Pensions

SCHEDULE

Regulation 5

Annotations:
Amendments (Textual)
F2Table 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

114,210

38

111,989

39

109,774

40

107,558

41

105,337

42

103,120

43

102,015

44

100,899

45

99,794

46

98,684

47

97,575

48

94,476

49

91,373

50

88,262

51

85,162

52

82,048

53

79,833

54

77,619

55

75,406

56

73,177

57

70,960

58

65,197

59

59,428

60

53,670

61

47,902

62

42,137

63

38,588

64

35,035

65

31,493

66

27,943

67

24,395

68

23,672

69

22,947

70

22,234

71

21,513

72

20,795

73

20,181

74

19,556

75

18,957

76

18,356

77 or over

17,745

F3Table 2Amount of lump sum payment to dependant

Age of person with mesothelioma at death

Payment

£

37 or under

59,436

38

58,159

39

56,884

40

55,609

41

54,334

42

53,060

43

51,839

44

50,608

45

49,396

46

48,177

47

46,960

48

45,464

49

43,963

50

42,468

51

40,976

52

39,479

53

38,253

54

37,038

55

35,818

56

34,590

57

33,374

58

29,999

59

26,611

60

23,233

61

19,850

62

16,463

63

15,497

64

14,538

65

13,554

66

12,586

67 or over

9,840

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations provide for a lump sum payment under section 46 of the Child Maintenance and Other Payments Act 2008 to a person with diffuse mesothelioma (mesothelioma) or the person's dependant.

Regulation 2 specifies certain payments, eligibility or receipt of which disqualifies from a lump sum payment.

Regulation 3 prevents disqualification for payments which are liable to be repaid.

Regulation 4 requires that the person with mesothelioma was in the United Kingdom during his or her exposure to asbestos.

Regulation 5 and the Schedule set out the amounts payable to a person with mesothelioma or a dependant, based on the age of the person with mesothelioma.

Regulation 6 amends the Pneumoconiosis etc. (Workers' Compensation) (Payment of Claims) Regulations 1988 so that certain payments under the Pneumoconiosis etc. (Workers' Compensation) Act 1979 are reduced by the amount of a payment for mesothelioma.

A full impact assessment has not been published for this instrument as it has no impact on the private or voluntary sectors.