# The Mesothelioma Lump Sum Payments (Conditions and Amounts) (Amendment) Regulations 2024

Draft 2024, ISBN 9780348256185

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)

PDFs: Printed copy https://openlegislation.uk/draft-mesothelioma-lump-sum-payments-conditions-and-amounts-amendment-regulations-2024/pdf/ukdsi_9780348256185_en.pdf; UK Draft Explanatory Memorandum https://openlegislation.uk/draft-mesothelioma-lump-sum-payments-conditions-and-amounts-amendment-regulations-2024/pdf/ukdsiem_9780348256185_en_001.pdf

## 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 2024
The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions makes these 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 2024 and come into force on 1st April 2024.
(2) Regulation 2(a) applies only in relation to a person—
(a) first diagnosed with diffuse mesothelioma on or after 1st April 2024; 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 2024.
(3) Regulation 2(b) applies only in relation to the dependant of a person who dies on or after 1st April 2024 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
114,210
38
111,989
39
109,774
40
107,558
41
105,337
42
103,120
43
102,015
44
100,899
45
99,794
46
98,684
47
97,575
48
94,476
49
91,373
50
88,262
51
85,162
52
82,048
53
79,833
54
77,619
55
75,406
56
73,177
57
70,960
58
65,197
59
59,428
60
53,670
61
47,902
62
42,137
63
38,588
64
35,035
65
31,493
66
27,943
67
24,395
68
23,672
69
22,947
70
22,234
71
21,513
72
20,795
73
20,181
74
19,556
75
18,957
76
18,356
77 or over
17,745
”;
(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
59,436
38
58,159
39
56,884
40
55,609
41
54,334
42
53,060
43
51,839
44
50,608
45
49,396
46
48,177
47
46,960
48
45,464
49
43,963
50
42,468
51
40,976
52
39,479
53
38,253
54
37,038
55
35,818
56
34,590
57
33,374
58
29,999
59
26,611
60
23,233
61
19,850
62
16,463
63
15,497
64
14,538
65
13,554
66
12,586
67 or over
9,840
”.

## 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 6.7 per cent in each case, rounded up or down to the nearest £1 as appropriate.
The amendments made by these Regulations will apply in respect of a claim—
by a person who was first diagnosed with diffuse mesothelioma on or after 1st April 2024,
made on or after 1st April 2024 by a person with diffuse mesothelioma where the date of diagnosis is unknown, or
by a dependant of a person who died on or after 1st April 2024 and who, immediately before their death, had diffuse mesothelioma.
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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