# The Mesothelioma Lump Sum Payments (Conditions and Amounts) (Amendment) Regulations 2018

Draft 2018, ISBN 9780111164280

These Regulations amend the Schedule to the Mesothelioma Lump Sum Payments (Conditions and Amounts) Regulations 2008 (S.I. 2008/1963) (“the 2008 Regulations”) by substituting revised tables of the amount of lump sum payments payable to people with diffuse mesothelioma or to their surviving 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 ***
Coming into force 1st April 2018
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) and (2)(b) of the Child Maintenance and Other Payments Act 2008.
In accordance with section 53(3) of the Child Maintenance and Other Payments Act 2008, a draft of this instrument was laid before Parliament and approved by 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 2018 and come into force on 1st April 2018.
(2) Regulation 2(a) applies only in relation to a person—
(a) first diagnosed with diffuse mesothelioma on or after 1st April 2018; or
(b) where the date of the first diagnosis with diffuse mesothelioma is unknown, if a claim under section 46(1) of the Child Maintenance and Other Payments Act 2008 is made by that person on or after 1st April 2018.
(3) Regulation 2(b) applies only in relation to the dependant of a person who dies on or after 1st April 2018 and who, immediately before their death, had diffuse mesothelioma.

## 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 first diagnosis or, if unknown, date of claim
Payment
£
37 and under
90,097
38
88,345
39
86,597
40
84,849
41
83,097
42
81,348
43
80,476
44
79,596
45
78,725
46
77,849
47
76,974
48
74,529
49
72,080
50
69,627
51
67,181
52
64,725
53
62,978
54
61,230
55
59,484
56
57,727
57
55,979
58
51,432
59
46,881
60
42,339
61
37,788
62
33,240
63
30,439
64
27,638
65
24,844
66
22,043
67
19,245
68
18,675
69
18,103
70
17,540
71
16,971
72
16,404
73
15,920
74
15,427
75
14,955
76
14,480
77 and over
13,998
”;
(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
46,888
38
45,879
39
44,873
40
43,868
41
42,862
42
41,856
43
40,894
44
39,923
45
38,967
46
38,005
47
37,045
48
35,864
49
34,680
50
33,502
51
32,324
52
31,145
53
30,177
54
29,218
55
28,256
56
27,287
57
26,328
58
23,665
59
20,993
60
18,328
61
15,658
62
12,987
63
12,225
64
11,468
65
10,692
66
9,929
67 and over
7,763
”.

## Signature

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
Name
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 (S.I. 2008/1963) (“the 2008 Regulations”) by substituting revised tables of the amount of lump sum payments payable to people with diffuse mesothelioma or to their surviving dependants.
The substituted tables have the effect of increasing the amounts payable under the 2008 Regulations by 3 per cent in each case, rounded up or down to the nearest £1 as appropriate.
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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