# The Mesothelioma Lump Sum Payments (Conditions and Amounts) (Amendment) Regulations 2023

Draft 2023, ISBN 9780348243512

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 2023
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 2023 and come into force on 1st April 2023.
(2) Regulation 2(a) applies only in relation to a person—
(a) first diagnosed with diffuse mesothelioma on or after 1st April 2023; 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 2023.
(3) Regulation 2(b) applies only in relation to the dependant of a person who dies on or after 1st April 2023 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
107,038
38
104,957
39
102,881
40
100,804
41
98,723
42
96,645
43
95,609
44
94,563
45
93,528
46
92,487
47
91,448
48
88,544
49
85,635
50
82,720
51
79,814
52
76,896
53
74,820
54
72,745
55
70,671
56
68,582
57
66,504
58
61,103
59
55,696
60
50,300
61
44,894
62
39,491
63
36,165
64
32,835
65
29,515
66
26,188
67
22,863
68
22,186
69
21,506
70
20,838
71
20,162
72
19,489
73
18,914
74
18,328
75
17,767
76
17,203
77 or over
16,631
”;
(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
55,704
38
54,507
39
53,312
40
52,117
41
50,922
42
49,728
43
48,584
44
47,430
45
46,294
46
45,152
47
44,011
48
42,609
49
41,202
50
39,801
51
38,403
52
37,000
53
35,851
54
34,712
55
33,569
56
32,418
57
31,278
58
28,115
59
24,940
60
21,774
61
18,604
62
15,429
63
14,524
64
13,625
65
12,703
66
11,796
67 or over
9,222
”.

## 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 10.1 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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