# The Mesothelioma Lump Sum Payments (Conditions and Amounts) (Amendment) Regulations 2014

Draft 2014, ISBN 9780111109564

These Regulations amend the Schedule to the Mesothelioma Lump Sum Payments (Conditions and Amounts) Regulations 2008 by substituting revised tables of the amount of lump sum payments payable to people with mesothelioma or to their dependants.

Made under: Child Maintenance and Other Payments Act 2008 (Section 46, Section 53)

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## Introductory text

Draft Regulations laid before Parliament under section 53(3) of the Child Maintenance and Other Payments Act 2008, for approval by resolution of each House of Parliament.
Social Security
Made 2014
Coming into force in accordance with regulation 1(1)
The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 46(3), 53(1) and 53(2)(b) of the Child Maintenance and Other Payments Act 2008.
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.

## 1 Citation, commencement and application

(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Mesothelioma Lump Sum Payments (Conditions and Amounts) (Amendment) Regulations 2014 and come into force on the day after the day on which they are made.
(2) Regulation 2(a) applies only in relation to a person—
(a) first diagnosed with mesothelioma on or after the day on which these Regulations come into force; or
(b) where the date of the first diagnosis with mesothelioma is unknown, if a claim is made by that person on or after the day on which these Regulations come into force.
(3) Regulation 2(b) applies only in relation to the dependant of a person who dies on or after the day on which these Regulations come into force.

## 2 Amendment of the Schedule to the Mesothelioma Lump Sum Payments (Conditions and Amounts) Regulations 2008

In the Schedule to the Mesothelioma Lump Sum Payments (Conditions and Amounts) Regulations 2008—
(a) for Table 1 substitute—
“
Table 1
Amount of lump sum payment to person with mesothelioma
Age of person with mesothelioma
at diagnosis or, if unknown,
date of claim
Payment
£
37 and under
85,580
38
83,916
39
82,256
40
80,595
41
78,931
42
77,270
43
76,441
44
75,606
45
74,778
46
73,947
47
73,115
48
70,792
49
68,466
50
66,136
51
63,812
52
61,480
53
59,821
54
58,160
55
56,501
56
54,833
57
53,173
58
48,854
59
44,531
60
40,216
61
35,893
62
31,573
63
28,912
64
26,252
65
23,598
66
20,938
67
18,280
68
17,738
69
17,196
70
16,660
71
16,121
72
15,581
73
15,122
74
14,654
75
14,205
76
13,754
77 and over
13,295
”;
(b) for Table 2 substitute—
“
Table 2
Amount of lump sum payment to dependant
Age of person with mesothelioma at death
Payment
£
37 and under
44,537
38
43,579
39
42,624
40
41,668
41
40,713
42
39,758
43
38,844
44
37,921
45
37,013
46
36,100
47
35,188
48
34,065
49
32,942
50
31,822
51
30,704
52
29,584
53
28,664
54
27,753
55
26,839
56
25,919
57
25,008
58
22,479
59
19,941
60
17,409
61
14,873
62
12,336
63
11,612
64
10,893
65
10,156
66
9,432
67 and over
7,374;
”

## Signature

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
Minister of State
Department for Work and Pensions
Date

## Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations amend the Schedule to the Mesothelioma Lump Sum Payments (Conditions and Amounts) Regulations 2008 by substituting revised tables of the amount of lump sum payments payable to people with mesothelioma or to their dependants.
A full impact assessment has not been published for this instrument as it has no impact on the private sector or civil society organisations.

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