2013 No. 670
The Mesothelioma Lump Sum Payments (Conditions and Amounts) (Amendment) Regulations 2013
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)1 of the Child Maintenance and Other Payments Act 20082.
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 application1
1
These Regulations may be cited as the Mesothelioma Lump Sum Payments (Conditions and Amounts) (Amendment) Regulations 2013 and come into force on 1st April 2013.
2
Regulation 2(a) applies only in relation to a person—
a
first diagnosed with mesothelioma on or after 1st April 2013; or
b
where the date of their first diagnosis with mesothelioma is unknown, if a claim is made by that person on or after 1st April 2013.
3
Regulation 2(b) applies only in relation to the dependant of a person who dies on or after 1st April 2013.
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 20083—
a
for Table 1 substitute—
Table 1Amount of lump sum payment to person with mesothelioma
Age of person with mesothelioma at diagnosis, or if unknown, at date of claim
Payment
£
37 and under
83,330
38
81,710
39
80,093
40
78,476
41
76,856
42
75,239
43
74,431
44
73,618
45
72,812
46
72,003
47
71,193
48
68,931
49
66,666
50
64,397
51
62,134
52
59,864
53
58,248
54
56,631
55
55,016
56
53,391
57
51,775
58
47,570
59
43,360
60
39,159
61
34,949
62
30,743
63
28,152
64
25,562
65
22,978
66
20,388
67
17,799
68
17,272
69
16,744
70
16,222
71
15,697
72
15,171
73
14,724
74
14,269
75
13,832
76
13,392
77 and over
12,945
b
for Table 2 substitute—
Table 2Amount of lump sum payment to dependant
Age of person with mesothelioma at death
Payment
£
37 and under
43,366
38
42,433
39
41,503
40
40,573
41
39,643
42
38,713
43
37,823
44
36,924
45
36,040
46
35,151
47
34,263
48
33,169
49
32,076
50
30,985
51
29,897
52
28,806
53
27,910
54
27,023
55
26,133
56
25,238
57
24,351
58
21,888
59
19,417
60
16,951
61
14,482
62
12,012
63
11,307
64
10,607
65
9.889
66
9,184
67 and over
7,180.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
(This note is not part of the Regulations)