# The Diffuse Mesothelioma Payment Scheme (Amendment) Regulations 2025

S.I. 2025/1069 · made 10 October 2025

These Regulations substitute the table in Schedule 4 to the Diffuse Mesothelioma Payment Scheme Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/916). This has the effect of increasing the level of payments made under the scheme for each age category by 49%. The substituted payment amounts apply to eligible persons first diagnosed with diffuse mesothelioma on or after 4th November 2025 and, where the person first diagnosed with diffuse mesothelioma on or after 4th November 2025 has died without making an application to the scheme, to their eligible dependants.

Made under: Mesothelioma Act 2014 (Section 1, Section 17)

PDFs: Printed copy https://openlegislation.uk/diffuse-mesothelioma-payment-scheme-amendment-regulations-2025/pdf/uksi_20251069_en.pdf; UK Explanatory Memorandum https://openlegislation.uk/diffuse-mesothelioma-payment-scheme-amendment-regulations-2025/pdf/uksiem_20251069_en_001.pdf

## Introductory text

PAYMENT SCHEME
Made 10th October 2025
Laid before Parliament 13th October 2025
Coming into force 4th November 2025
The Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 1 and 17(4) of the Mesothelioma Act 2014.

## 1 Citation, commencement, interpretation and application

(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Diffuse Mesothelioma Payment Scheme (Amendment) Regulations 2025 and come into force on 4th November 2025.
(2) In these Regulations, “first diagnosed” has the meaning given to it by Schedule 1 to the Diffuse Mesothelioma Payment Scheme Regulations 2014.
(3) These Regulations apply only in relation to any case in which a person was first diagnosed with diffuse mesothelioma on or after 4th November 2025.

## 2 Amendment of Schedule 4 to the Diffuse Mesothelioma Payment Scheme Regulations 2014

In Schedule 4 (amount of scheme payments) to the Diffuse Mesothelioma Payment Scheme Regulations 2014 for Table 1 substitute—
“
Table 1
Age of the person with diffuse mesothelioma (see regulation 16(3))
Scheme Payment
40 and under
£403,969
41
£398,484
42
£393,000
43
£387,516
44
£382,030
45
£376,545
46
£371,061
47
£365,576
48
£360,090
49
£354,605
50
£349,120
51
£343,636
52
£338,150
53
£332,665
54
£327,180
55
£321,695
56
£316,209
57
£310,725
58
£305,240
59
£299,757
60
£294,272
61
£288,786
62
£283,301
63
£277,816
64
£272,332
65
£266,846
66
£261,361
67
£255,876
68
£250,392
69
£244,905
70
£239,421
71
£233,936
72
£228,451
73
£222,965
74
£217,480
75
£211,996
76
£206,513
77
£201,028
78
£195,542
79
£190,057
80
£184,572
81
£179,088
82
£173,601
83
£168,117
84
£162,632
85
£157,147
86
£151,661
87
£146,176
88
£140,692
89
£135,207
90 and over
£129,721
”

## Signature

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
Stephen Timms
Minister of State
Department for Work and Pensions
10th October 2025

## Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations substitute the table in Schedule 4 to the Diffuse Mesothelioma Payment Scheme Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/916). This has the effect of increasing the level of payments made under the scheme for each age category by 49%. The substituted payment amounts apply to eligible persons first diagnosed with diffuse mesothelioma on or after 4th November 2025 and, where the person first diagnosed with diffuse mesothelioma on or after 4th November 2025 has died without making an application to the scheme, to their eligible dependants.
A full impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no, or no significant, impact on the private, voluntary sector or community bodies is foreseen.

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