# The Mesothelioma Lump Sum Payments (Conditions and Amounts) (Amendment) Regulations 2022

Draft 2022, ISBN 9780348230932

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 2022
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, and approved by a resolution of, each House of Parliament.

## 1 Citation, commencement, application and extent

(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Mesothelioma Lump Sum Payments (Conditions and Amounts) (Amendment) Regulations 2022 and come into force on 1st April 2022.
(2) Regulation 2(a) applies only in relation to a person—
(a) first diagnosed with diffuse mesothelioma on or after 1st April 2022; 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 2022.
(3) Regulation 2(b) applies only in relation to the dependant of a person who dies on or after 1st April 2022 and who, immediately before their death, had diffuse mesothelioma.
(4) These Regulations extend to England and Wales and Scotland.

## 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 (together with the headings to the Table) 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 or under
97,219
38
95,329
39
93,443
40
91,557
41
89,667
42
87,779
43
86,838
44
85,888
45
84,948
46
84,003
47
83,059
48
80,421
49
77,779
50
75,132
51
72,492
52
69,842
53
67,956
54
66,072
55
64,188
56
62,291
57
60,403
58
55,498
59
50,587
60
45,686
61
40,776
62
35,868
63
32,847
64
29,823
65
26,807
66
23,786
67
20,766
68
20,151
69
19,533
70
18,926
71
18,312
72
17,701
73
17,179
74
16,647
75
16,137
76
15,625
77 or over
15,105
”;
(b) for Table 2 (together with the headings to the Table) substitute—
“
Table 2
Amount of lump sum payment to dependant
Age of person with mesothelioma at death
Payment
£
37 or under
50,594
38
49,507
39
48,421
40
47,336
41
46,251
42
45,166
43
44,127
44
43,079
45
42,047
46
41,010
47
39,974
48
38,700
49
37,422
50
36,150
51
34,880
52
33,606
53
32,562
54
31,528
55
30,490
56
29,444
57
28,409
58
25,536
59
22,652
60
19,777
61
16,897
62
14,014
63
13,192
64
12,375
65
11,538
66
10,714
67 or over
8,376
”.

## 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 3.1 per cent in each case, rounded up or down to the nearest £1 as appropriate.
A full impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no, or no significant, impact on the private, voluntary or public sector is foreseen.

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