Amendment of the Pneumoconiosis etc. (Workers’ Compensation) (Payment of Claims) Regulations 19882

1

The Pneumoconiosis etc. (Workers’ Compensation) (Payment of Claims) Regulations 19883 are amended as follows.

2

In the proviso to regulation 5(1) (payment where death results from diffuse mesothelioma) for “£3,250” substitute “£3,305”.

3

In regulation 6(1)(a) (payment where pneumoconiosis is accompanied by tuberculosis) for “£6,724” (in both places) substitute “£6,838”.

4

In regulation 8 (minimum amount payable to dependant) for £3,250” substitute “£3,305”.

5

In the Schedule—

a

in the part headed “TABLE 1”, for the table after the preamble substitute—

Age of

disabled

person

Percentage assessment for the relevant period

10%

or under

£

11%

-20%

£

21%

-30%

£

31%

-40%

£

41%

-50%

£

51%

-60%

£

61%

-70%

£

71%

-80%

£

81%

-90%

£

91%

-100%

£

37 or under

38,258

68,323

80,161

82,441

84,716

86,538

88,360

90,182

92,003

93,827

38

37,164

65,585

77,747

80,529

82,892

84,716

86,538

88,360

90,182

92,003

39

36,071

62,853

75,333

78,614

81,075

82,654

84,716

86,538

88,360

90,182

40

34,981

60,117

72,919

76,698

79,246

81,072

82,892

84,716

86,538

88,362

41

33,887

57,389

70,509

74,780

77,432

79,246

81,072

82,892

84,716

86,538

42

32,787

54,660

68,091

72,879

75,608

77,432

79,246

81,072

82,892

84,716

43

31,155

51,465

65,679

71,418

74,335

76,521

78,340

80,161

81,984

83,808

44

29,511

48,279

63,260

69,962

73,058

75,608

77,432

79,246

81,072

82,892

45

27,876

45,091

60,848

68,502

71,785

74,693

76,521

78,340

80,161

81,984

46

26,236

41,905

58,437

67,047

70,509

73,789

75,608

77,432

79,246

81,072

47

24,598

38,714

56,020

65,585

69,234

72,879

74,693

76,521

78,340

80,161

48

23,184

37,440

54,112

62,674

67,047

70,321

72,148

73,969

75,786

77,615

49

21,772

36,164

52,198

59,757

64,862

67,772

69,595

71,418

73,241

75,065

50

20,359

34,890

50,320

56,844

62,674

65,221

67,047

68,866

70,686

72,510

51

18,948

33,614

48,369

53,926

60,484

62,674

64,511

66,312

68,139

69,962

52

17,535

32,337

46,458

51,012

58,296

60,117

61,948

63,766

65,585

67,405

53

16,213

30,065

43,540

48,462

56,112

58,296

60,117

61,948

63,766

65,585

54

14,893

27,785

40,625

45,917

53,926

56,481

58,296

60,117

61,948

63,766

55

13,576

25,508

37,716

43,359

51,738

54,660

56,481

58,296

60,117

61,948

56

12,251

23,228

34,798

40,811

49,555

52,833

54,660

56,481

58,296

60,117

57

10,932

20,949

31,885

38,258

47,377

51,013

52,833

54,660

56,481

58,296

58

10,064

19,040

28,471

34,337

42,631

46,004

47,961

49,877

51,739

53,561

59

9,199

17,124

25,050

30,427

37,893

40,990

43,086

45,091

47,004

48,822

60

8,338

15,210

21,635

26,507

33,161

35,982

38,209

40,310

42,270

44,092

61

7,468

13,298

18,222

22,591

28,421

30,972

33,337

35,528

37,531

39,353

62

6,603

11,386

14,803

18,672

23,685

25,961

28,471

30,747

32,787

34,617

63

6,149

10,293

13,298

16,696

21,069

23,316

25,688

27,876

29,877

31,700

64

5,703

9,199

11,796

14,710

18,444

20,680

22,912

25,006

26,960

28,782

65

5,240

8,108

10,293

12,733

15,831

18,036

20,132

22,137

24,051

25,872

66

4,785

7,016

8,790

10,748

13,210

15,393

17,353

19,264

21,134

22,956

67

4,329

5,921

7,285

8,768

10,591

12,757

14,578

16,395

18,222

20,042

68

4,210

5,733

7,037

8,407

10,228

12,251

14,006

15,897

17,647

19,448

69

4,100

5,557

6,789

8,040

9,865

11,752

13,440

15,393

17,084

18,852

70

3,985

5,378

6,535

7,676

9,499

11,246

12,870

14,893

16,509

18,266

71

3,873

5,190

6,286

7,307

9,131

10,748

12,301

14,394

15,944

17,673

72

3,759

5,010

6,035

6,947

8,768

10,251

11,726

13,891

15,369

17,084

73

3,663

4,921

5,945

6,810

8,629

10,022

11,501

13,529

14,918

16,579

74

3,576

4,828

5,853

6,675

8,498

9,791

11,275

13,166

14,461

16,066

75

3,487

4,741

5,763

6,535

8,356

9,565

11,045

12,799

14,006

15,574

76

3,393

4,643

5,670

6,399

8,219

9,340

10,820

12,436

13,545

15,080

77 or over

3,305

4,553

5,582

6,261

8,084

9,108

10,591

12,076

13,096

14,578

b

in the part headed “TABLE 2”, for the table after the preamble substitute—

Part A

Age of disabled person on their last birthday before their death

Percentage assessment for the relevant period

10%

or under £

11%-20%

£

21%-30%

£

31%-49%

£

50% or over

£

37 or under

24,232

41,316

46,324

47,693

48,829

38

23,686

39,765

44,955

46,324

47,779

39

23,141

38,217

43,590

44,954

46,731

40

22,590

36,665

42,223

43,590

45,685

41

22,044

35,118

40,857

42,223

44,637

42

21,502

33,575

39,489

40,857

43,590

43

20,516

31,569

38,259

39,625

42,587

44

19,539

29,558

37,026

38,398

41,576

45

18,561

27,556

35,798

37,166

40,580

46

17,580

25,550

34,463

35,936

39,579

47

16,602

23,547

33,344

34,711

38,579

48

15,853

22,999

32,434

33,753

37,349

49

15,096

22,452

31,519

32,796

36,116

50

14,347

21,905

30,611

31,834

34,889

51

13,597

21,360

29,700

30,884

33,663

52

12,846

20,816

28,788

29,926

32,434

53

12,501

19,539

27,060

28,604

31,426

54

12,160

18,263

25,324

27,284

30,428

55

11,821

16,987

23,594

25,964

29,426

56

11,480

15,712

21,862

24,645

28,417

57

10,932

14,441

20,132

23,321

27,418

58

10,064

13,525

18,154

21,002

24,645

59

9,199

12,613

16,173

18,674

21,862

60

8,338

11,709

14,187

16,352

19,087

61

7,468

10,794

12,209

14,030

16,307

62

6,603

9,888

10,224

11,709

13,525

63

6,149

9,817

10,093

11,270

12,731

64

5,703

9,199

9,949

10,840

11,943

65

5,240

8,108

9,817

10,406

11,135

66

4,785

7,016

8,790

9,975

10,340

67 or over

3,305

4,553

5,582

6,261

8,084

Part B

Age of disabled person on their last birthday before their 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

39,579

47

38,579

48

37,349

49

36,116

50

34,889

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