The Pneumoconiosis etc. (Workers’ Compensation) (Payment of Claims) (Amendment) Regulations 2006
Draft 2006, ISBN 0110739027
Draft Regulations laid before Parliament under section 7(3) of the Pneumoconiosis etc. (Workers’ Compensation) Act 1979 for approval by resolution of each House of Parliament.
Social SECURITY
Made 2006
Coming into force 1st April 2006
The Secretary of State makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 1(1), (2) and (4) and 7 of the Pneumoconiosis etc. (Workers’ Compensation) Act 1979f1.
In accordance with section 7(3) of that Act, a draft of this instrument was laid before Parliament and approved by resolution of each House of Parliament.
Annotations to the whole text
Footnotes
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1979 c.41. Section 1 of the Act was amended by section 24 of the Social Security Act 1985 (c.53).
Contents
- 1Citation, commencement and application
- 2Amendment of Regulations
- Signature
- Schedule Schedule
- Explanatory note
1Citation, commencement and application
These Regulations may be cited as the Pneumoconiosis etc. (Workers’ Compensation) (Payment of Claims) (Amendment) Regulations 2006 and shall come into force on 1st April 2006.
These Regulations shall apply in relation to any case in which a person first fulfils the conditions of entitlement to a payment under the Pneumoconiosis etc. (Workers’ Compensation) Act 1979 on or after the day on which they come into force.
2Amendment of Regulations
In the Pneumoconiosis etc. (Workers’ Compensation) (Payment of Claims) Regulations 1988f1—
for the Schedule to those Regulations substitute the Schedule set out in the Schedule to these Regulations;
in regulations 5(1) and 8 (minimum amounts payable to dependant), for the amount “£2,248” substitute the amount “£2,309”; and
in regulation 6(1) (payment where pneumoconiosis is accompanied by tuberculosis), for the amount “£4,649” (in both places) substitute the amount “£4,775”.
Signature
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions.
Minister of State,
Department for Work and Pensions
2006
“SCHEDULE
Regulations 3,4,5 and 6
TABLE 1
1.This table is for the determination of payments to disabled persons under regulation 3 (or, as the case may be, regulation 6), and for the determination of payments to dependants of deceased sufferers under regulation 4(1).
2.The relevant period is the period specified in regulation 3(2) or (3) or, in the case of a disabled person to whom regulation 6 applies, the first period specified in regulation 6(1)(b).
3.The age of the disabled person is his age determined in accordance with regulation 3(2) or (3) or, in the case of a disabled person to whom regulation 6 applies, regulation 6(1)(b). In determining the amount payable to a dependant of a disabled person under regulation 4(1), the age to be taken for the purpose of calculating the sum to be deducted from the amount which would have been payable to the disabled person had he still been alive is the age of the deceased at his last birthday preceding his death.
PART A
PAYMENTS TO DISABLED PERSONS TO WHOM IS PAYABLE DISABLEMENT BENEFIT UNDER SECTION 108 OF THE SOCIAL SECURITY CONTRIBUTIONS AND BENEFITS ACT 1992 OR UNDER ANY CORRESPONDING PROVISION OF THE FORMER INDUSTRIAL INJURIES ACTS, OR WOULD BE PAYABLE BUT FOR THE DISABLEMENT AMOUNTING TO LESS THAN THE APPROPRIATE PERCENTAGE
Age of disabled person Percentage assessment for the relevant period 10% or less 11%-20% 21%-30% 31%-40% 41%-50% 51%-60% 61%-70% 71%-80% 81%-90% 91%-100% £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ 37 and under 26720 47718 55987 57578 59168 60440 61713 62985 64257 65531 38 25956 45806 54300 56244 57893 59168 60440 61713 62985 64257 39 25192 43897 52614 54904 56624 57893 59168 60440 61713 62985 40 24430 41988 50929 53567 55348 56624 57893 59168 60440 61713 41 23666 40081 49244 52230 54079 55348 56624 57893 59168 60440 42 22899 38174 47556 50899 52805 54079 55348 56624 57893 59168 43 21759 35945 45871 49878 51917 53443 54713 55987 57259 58533 44 20612 33718 44184 48862 51024 52805 54079 55348 56624 57893 45 19470 31492 42498 47843 50136 52167 53443 54713 55987 57259 46 18323 29266 40814 46826 49244 51534 52805 54079 55348 56624 47 17180 27039 39127 45806 48353 50899 52167 53443 54713 55987 48 16191 26147 37793 43772 46826 49112 50389 51660 52931 54206 49 15206 25259 36455 41735 45301 47333 48606 49878 51154 52426 50 14219 24367 35145 39700 43772 45552 46826 48097 49368 50641 51 13234 23476 33781 37663 42245 43772 45057 46314 47589 48862 52 12248 22586 32447 35628 40716 41988 43264 44535 45806 47078 53 11324 20997 30409 33847 39189 40716 41988 43264 44535 45806 54 10401 19406 28374 32068 37663 39447 40716 41988 43264 44535 55 9480 17814 26342 30283 36135 38174 39447 40716 41988 43264 56 8557 16222 24304 28502 34611 36899 38174 39447 40716 41988 57 7635 14632 22267 26720 33088 35629 36899 38174 39447 40716 58 7031 13298 19884 23983 29774 32130 33497 34835 36135 37410 59 6425 11959 17495 21250 26465 28629 30092 31492 32828 34098 60 5824 10623 15109 18513 23161 25131 26687 28153 29521 30795 61 5216 9288 12726 15777 19850 21632 23284 24812 26212 27485 62 4612 7953 10339 13042 16543 18133 19884 21473 22899 24176 63 4294 7188 9288 11661 14715 16285 17942 19470 20867 22139 64 3983 6425 8238 10274 12883 14443 16003 17464 18830 20102 65 3659 5662 7188 8894 11056 12596 14060 15461 16798 18069 66 3342 4901 6139 7505 9227 10752 12121 13455 14761 16032 67 3023 4135 5088 6123 7397 8909 10180 11452 12726 13997 68 2940 4005 4914 5869 7144 8557 9781 11102 12325 13583 69 2863 3881 4742 5616 6889 8208 9387 10752 11931 13168 70 2783 3755 4564 5360 6633 7856 8987 10401 11531 12756 71 2705 3624 4390 5103 6378 7505 8591 10053 11135 12345 72 2625 3500 4215 4853 6123 7159 8190 9702 10733 11931 73 2560 3438 4152 4756 6027 6999 8032 9449 10418 11579 74 2498 3372 4088 4661 5935 6838 7875 9195 10102 11222 75 2435 3310 4026 4564 5835 6681 7714 8938 9781 10877 76 2370 3242 3959 4471 5741 6524 7557 8685 9462 10531 77 and over 2309 3180 3897 4373 5645 6362 7397 8434 9146 10180 PART B
PAYMENTS TO DISABLED PERSONS TO WHOM IS PAYABLE AN ALLOWANCE UNDER A SCHEME MADE OR HAVING EFFECT AS IF MADE UNDER PARAGRAPH 4 OF SCHEDULE 8 TO THE SOCIAL SECURITY CONTRIBUTIONS AND BENEFITS ACT 1992 OR UNDER ANY CORRESPONDING PROVISION OF THE FORMER OLD CASES ACT
Age of disabled person
Extent of incapacity for the relevant period
Partial Total £ £ 37 and under 47718 65531 38 45806 64257 39 43897 62985 40 41988 61713 41 40081 60440 42 38174 59168 43 35945 58533 44 33718 57893 45 31492 57259 46 29266 56624 47 27039 55987 48 26147 54206 49 25259 52426 50 24367 50641 51 23476 48862 52 22586 47078 53 20997 45806 54 19406 44535 55 17814 43264 56 16222 41988 57 14632 40716 58 13298 37410 59 11959 34098 60 10623 30795 61 9288 27485 62 7953 24176 63 7188 22139 64 6425 20102 65 5662 18069 66 4901 16032 67 4135 13997 68 4005 13583 69 3881 13168 70 3755 12756 71 3624 12345 72 3500 11931 73 3438 11579 74 3372 11222 75 3310 10877 76 3242 10531 77 and over 3180 10180 TABLE 2
1.This table is for the determination of payments to dependants of deceased sufferers under regulation 4(2) or (6).
2.The relevant period is the period specified in regulation 3(2) or (3) or, in the case of a disabled person to whom regulation 6 applies, the first period specified in regulation 6(1)(b).
PART A
PAYMENTS TO DEPENDANTS TO WHOM DEATH BENEFIT UNDER SECTION 108 OF THE SOCIAL SECURITY CONTRIBUTIONS AND BENEFITS ACT 1992 IS PAYABLE, OR TO DEPENDANTS OF PERSONS TO WHOM DISABLEMENT BENEFIT UNDER THAT SECTION OR UNDER ANY CORRESPONDING PROVISION OF THE FORMER INDUSTRIAL INJURIES ACTS WAS PAYABLE, OR TO DEPENDANTS OF A PERSON TO WHOM DISABLEMENT BENEFIT WOULD HAVE BEEN PAYABLE IMMEDIATELY BEFORE HE DIED BUT FOR THE OCCURRENCE OF ONE OF THE CIRCUMSTANCES LISTED IN REGULATION 5(1)(a)(iii) OR BUT FOR HIS DISABLEMENT AMOUNTING TO LESS THAN THE APPROPRIATE PERCENTAGE, IN CIRCUMSTANCES WHERE THE DISABLED PERSON DIED AS A RESULT OF A DISEASE OTHER THAN DIFFUSE MESOTHELIOMA
Age of disabled person at his last birthday preceding death
Percentage assessment for the relevant period
10% or less
21%-30%
31%-49%
50% or over
£
£
£
£
£
37 and under 12565 24497 27992 28950 29744 38 12184 23415 27040 27992 29011 39 11804 22332 26086 27039 28279 40 11417 21250 25131 26086 27548 41 11037 20170 24176 25131 26817 42 10659 19091 23221 24176 26086 43 9970 17688 22363 23317 25386 44 9288 16285 21500 22459 24679 45 8605 14886 20645 21600 23983 46 7920 13485 19712 20738 23284 47 7236 12086 18930 19884 22586 48 6713 11705 18294 19215 21726 49 6186 11324 17654 18547 20867 50 5662 10941 17020 17876 20008 51 5138 10560 16384 17210 19151 52 4612 10180 15748 16543 18294 53 4373 9288 14540 15619 17589 54 4135 8397 13328 14696 16892 55 3897 7505 12121 13775 16191 56 3659 6616 10911 12854 15488 57 3418 5728 9702 11931 14791 58 3197 5088 8321 10309 12854 59 2971 4452 6936 8685 10911 60 2752 3818 5551 7063 8972 61 2531 3180 4169 5440 7031 62 2309 2547 2783 3818 5088 63 2309 2498 2690 3513 4534 64 2309 2448 2591 3212 3983 65 2309 2403 2498 2909 3418 66 2309 2356 2403 2609 2863 67 and over 2309 2309 2309 2309 2309 PART B
PAYMENTS TO DEPENDANTS TO WHOM DEATH BENEFIT UNDER A SCHEME MADE OR HAVING EFFECT AS IF MADE UNDER PARAGRAPH 4 OF SCHEDULE 8 TO THE SOCIAL SECURITY CONTRIBUTIONS AND BENEFITS ACT 1992 HAS BEEN PAID, OR TO DEPENDANTS OF PERSONS TO WHOM AN ALLOWANCE UNDER SUCH A SCHEME OR UNDER A SCHEME MADE OR HAVING EFFECT AS IF MADE UNDER ANY CORRESPONDING PROVISION OF THE FORMER OLD CASES ACTS WAS PAYABLE, IN CIRCUMSTANCES WHERE THE DISABLED PERSON DIED AS A RESULT OF A DISEASE OTHER THAN DIFFUSE MESOTHELIOMA
Age of disabled person at his last birthday preceding death
Extent of incapacity for the relevant period
Partial
Total
£
£
37 and under 24497 29744 38 23415 29011 39 22332 28279 40 21250 27548 41 20170 26817 42 19091 26086 43 17688 25386 44 16285 24679 45 14886 23983 46 13485 23284 47 12086 22586 48 11705 21726 49 11324 20867 50 10941 20008 51 10560 19151 52 10180 18294 53 9288 17589 54 8397 16892 55 7505 16191 56 6616 15488 57 5728 14791 58 5088 12854 59 4452 10911 60 3818 8972 61 3180 7031 62 2547 5088 63 2498 4534 64 2448 3983 65 2403 3418 66 2356 2863 67 and over 2309 2309 PART C
PAYMENTS TO DEPENDANTS OF PERSONS WHO DIED AS A RESULT OF DIFFUSE MESOTHELIOMA
Age of disabled person at his last birthday preceding death Payment £ 37 and under 29744 38 29011 39 28279 40 27548 41 26817 42 26086 43 25386 44 24679 45 23983 46 23284 47 22586 48 21726 49 20867 50 20008 51 19151 52 18294 53 17589 54 16892 55 16191 56 15488 57 14791 58 12854 59 10911 60 8972 61 7031 62 5088 63 4534 64 3983 65 3418 66 2863 67 and over 2309 ”
Explanatory note
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
Under the Pneumoconiosis etc. (Workers’ Compensation) Act 1979 (“the Act”) lump sum payments may be made to certain persons disabled by a disease to which the Act applies, or to dependants of persons who were so disabled before they died.
These Regulations amend the Pneumoconiosis etc. (Workers’ Compensation) (Payment of Claims) Regulations 1988 (S.I. 1988/668) so as to increase the amounts payable under the Act. The increase in each case is 2.7 per cent. rounded up or down to the nearest £1 as appropriate.
The diseases to which the Act applies are pneumoconiosis, byssinosis, diffuse mesothelioma, primary carcinoma of the lung (where accompanied by asbestosis or diffuse pleural thickening) and diffuse pleural thickening.
A full regulatory impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as it has no impact on the costs of business.