# The Pneumoconiosis etc. (Workers’ Compensation) (Payment of Claims) (Amendment) Regulations 2007 Draft 2007, ISBN 9780110756578 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. Made under: Pneumoconiosis etc. (Workers’ Compensation) Act 1979 PDFs: Printed copy https://openlegislation.uk/draft-pneumoconiosis-etc-workers-compensation-payment-of-claims-amendment-regulations-2007/pdf/ukdsi_9780110756578_en.pdf; Explanatory Memorandum https://openlegislation.uk/draft-pneumoconiosis-etc-workers-compensation-payment-of-claims-amendment-regulations-2007/pdf/ukdsiem_9780110756578_en.pdf ## Introductory text 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 2007 Coming into force 1st April 2007 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 1979. 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. ## 1 Citation, commencement and application (1) These Regulations may be cited as the Pneumoconiosis etc. (Workers’ Compensation) (Payment of Claims) (Amendment) Regulations 2007 and shall come into force on the 1st April 2007. (2) 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. ## 2 Amendment of Regulations In the Pneumoconiosis etc. (Workers’ Compensation) (Payment of Claims) Regulations 1988— (a) for the Schedule to those Regulations substitute the Schedule set out in the Schedule to these Regulations; (b) in regulations 5(1) and 8 (minimum amounts payable to dependant), for the amount “£2,309” substitute the amount “£2,392”; (c) in regulation 6(1) (payment where pneumoconiosis is accompanied by tuberculosis), for the amount “£4,775” (in both places) substitute the amount “£4,947”. ## Signature Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions. Minister of State, Department for Work and Pensions Date ## “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. 4. Part A of the table prescribes payments to disabled persons to whom Disablement Benefit is payable 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. 5. Part B of the table prescribes payments to disabled persons to whom an allowance is payable 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 Acts. PART A Age of Percentage assessment for the relevant period disabled 10% 11% - 21%- 31%- 41%- 51%- 61%- 71%- 81%- 91%- person or less 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ 37 and under 27682 49435 58002 59651 61298 62616 63935 65252 66571 67890 38 26891 47455 56254 58268 59977 61298 62616 63935 65252 66571 39 26099 45477 54508 56881 58662 59977 61298 62616 63935 65252 40 25310 43499 52762 55496 57341 58662 59977 61298 62616 63935 41 24518 41524 51016 54110 56026 57341 58662 59977 61298 62616 42 23723 39548 49268 52732 54706 56026 57341 58662 59977 61298 43 22542 37239 47522 51674 53786 55367 56683 58002 59321 60640 44 21354 34932 45774 50621 52861 54706 56026 57341 58662 59977 45 20171 32626 44028 49565 51941 54046 55367 56683 58002 59321 46 18982 30320 42283 48512 51016 53389 54706 56026 57341 58662 47 17798 28012 40535 47455 50094 52732 54046 55367 56683 58002 48 16774 27089 39153 45348 48512 50880 52203 53520 54836 56158 49 15753 26168 37768 43238 46932 49037 50356 51674 52995 54314 50 14731 25244 36410 41129 45348 47191 48512 49829 51145 52464 51 13710 24321 34997 39019 43765 45348 46679 47981 49302 50621 52 12689 23399 33615 36910 42182 43499 44822 46138 47455 48772 53 11731 21753 31504 35065 40600 42182 43499 44822 46138 47455 54 10776 20105 29395 33223 39019 40867 42182 43499 44822 46138 55 9822 18456 27290 31373 37436 39548 40867 42182 43499 44822 56 8865 16807 25179 29528 35857 38227 39548 40867 42182 43499 57 7910 15158 23069 27682 34279 36911 38227 39548 40867 42182 58 7284 13776 20600 24846 30846 33286 34703 36089 37436 38756 59 6656 12390 18125 22015 27417 29659 31175 32626 34010 35326 60 6034 11006 15653 19179 23995 26035 27647 29167 30584 31903 61 5404 9623 13184 16345 20564 22410 24122 25706 27156 28474 62 4778 8239 10711 13511 17138 18785 20600 22246 23723 25046 63 4448 7447 9623 12080 15245 16871 18588 20171 21618 22936 64 4126 6656 8534 10644 13346 14963 16579 18093 19508 20826 65 3791 5866 7447 9214 11454 13050 14566 16018 17402 18720 66 3462 5077 6360 7776 9559 11139 12557 13939 15292 16610 67 3132 4284 5271 6343 7664 9230 10546 11864 13184 14501 68 3046 4149 5091 6081 7401 8865 10133 11502 12769 14072 69 2966 4021 4912 5818 7137 8503 9725 11139 12360 13642 70 2883 3890 4728 5553 6872 8138 9311 10776 11946 13216 71 2803 3755 4548 5287 6607 7776 8900 10415 11536 12789 72 2720 3626 4367 5027 6343 7417 8485 10051 11120 12360 73 2652 3562 4302 4927 6244 7251 8321 9790 10793 11996 74 2588 3493 4236 4828 6149 7084 8159 9526 10465 11626 75 2523 3429 4171 4728 6045 6921 7991 9260 10133 11269 76 2456 3359 4102 4631 5948 6758 7829 8998 9802 10910 77 and over 2392 3294 4038 4530 5849 6591 7664 8737 9476 10546 PART B Age of disabled person Extent of incapacity for the relevant period Partial Total £ £ 37 and under 49435 67890 38 47455 66571 39 45477 65252 40 43499 63935 41 41524 62616 42 39548 61298 43 37239 60640 44 34932 59977 45 32626 59321 46 30320 58662 47 28012 58002 48 27089 56158 49 26168 54314 50 25244 52464 51 24321 50621 52 23399 48772 53 21753 47455 54 20105 46138 55 18456 44822 56 16807 43499 57 15158 42182 58 13776 38756 59 12390 35326 60 11006 31903 61 9623 28474 62 8239 25046 63 7447 22936 64 6656 20826 65 5866 18720 66 5077 16610 67 4284 14501 68 4149 14072 69 4021 13642 70 3890 13216 71 3755 12789 72 3626 12360 73 3562 11996 74 3493 11626 75 3429 11269 76 3359 10910 77 and over 3294 10546 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). 3. (1) Parts A and B of the table prescribe payments to dependants of disabled persons who died as a result of a disease other than diffuse mesothelioma. (2) Part C of the table prescribes payments to dependants of disabled persons who died as a result of diffuse mesothelioma. 4. Part A of the table prescribes payments to— (a) dependants to whom death benefit under section 108 of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 is payable; (b) dependants of a person to whom disablement benefit under that section or under any corresponding provision of the former Industrial Injuries Acts was payable immediately before he died; (c) 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. 5. Part B of the table prescribes payments to— (a) dependants to whom death benefit has been paid 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; (b) dependants of persons to whom an allowance was payable 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. PART A Age of disabled Percentage assessment for the relevant period person at his 10% or less 11%-20% 21%-30% 31%-49% 50% and over last birthday £ £ £ £ £ preceding death 37 and under 13018 25379 29000 29992 30815 38 12623 24257 28013 29000 30055 39 12229 23136 27025 28012 29298 40 11828 22015 26035 27025 28540 41 11435 20896 25046 26035 27782 42 11043 19778 24057 25046 27025 43 10329 18325 23168 24156 26300 44 9623 16871 22274 23268 25567 45 8915 15422 21388 22377 24846 46 8205 13970 20422 21485 24122 47 7497 12521 19611 20600 23399 48 6955 12126 18953 19907 22508 49 6408 11731 18290 19214 21618 50 5866 11334 17633 18519 20728 51 5323 10940 16974 17830 19841 52 4778 10546 16315 17138 18953 53 4530 9623 15064 16181 18223 54 4284 8699 13808 15225 17500 55 4038 7776 12557 14271 16774 56 3791 6854 11304 13317 16046 57 3541 5934 10051 12360 15323 58 3312 5271 8620 10680 13317 59 3078 4612 7186 8998 11304 60 2851 3956 5751 7317 9295 61 2622 3294 4319 5636 7284 62 2392 2639 2883 3956 5271 63 2392 2588 2787 3640 4697 64 2392 2537 2684 3328 4126 65 2392 2490 2588 3014 3541 66 2392 2441 2490 2702 2966 67 and over 2392 2392 2392 2392 2392 PART B Age of disabled person at his last Extent of incapacity for the relevant period birthday preceding death Partial Total £ £ 37 and under 25379 30815 38 24257 30055 39 23136 29298 40 22015 28540 41 20896 27782 42 19778 27025 43 18325 26300 44 16871 25567 45 15422 24846 46 13970 24122 47 12521 23399 48 12126 22508 49 11731 21618 50 11334 20728 51 10940 19841 52 10546 18953 53 9623 18223 54 8699 17500 55 7776 16774 56 6854 16046 57 5934 15323 58 5271 13317 59 4612 11304 60 3956 9295 61 3294 7284 62 2639 5271 63 2588 4697 64 2537 4126 65 2490 3541 66 2441 2966 67 and over 2392 2392 PART C Age of disabled person at his last birthday Payment preceding death £ 37 and under 30815 38 30055 39 29298 40 28540 41 27782 42 27025 43 26300 44 25567 45 24846 46 24122 47 23399 48 22508 49 21618 50 20728 51 19841 52 18953 53 18223 54 17500 55 16774 56 16046 57 15323 58 13317 59 11304 60 9295 61 7284 62 5271 63 4697 64 4126 65 3541 66 2966 67 and over 2392 ” ## 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 3.6 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, charities and voluntary bodies. --- Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2007/9780110756578 (the official version) Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-pneumoconiosis-etc-workers-compensation-payment-of-claims-amendment-regulations-2007 Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.