The Pneumoconiosis etc. (Workers’ Compensation) (Payment of Claims) (Amendment) Regulations 2008
Draft 2008, ISBN 9780110808109
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 2008
Coming into force 1st April 2008
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)., and section 7(3) of the Act was amended by section 58 of the Welfare Reform Act 2007 (c.5).
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 2008 and shall come into force on the 1st April 2008.
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 “£2,392” substitute the amount “£2,485”;
in regulation 6(1)(a) (payment where pneumoconiosis is accompanied by tuberculosis), for the amount “£4,947” (in both places) substitute the amount “£5,140”.
Signature
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions.
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State,
Department for Work and Pensions
2008
“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.(1)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).
(2)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 1992f1, or under any corresponding provision of the former Industrial Injuries Actsf2, 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 Actsf3.
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 28762 51363 60264 61977 63689 65058 66428 67797 69167 70538 38 27940 49306 58448 60540 62316 63689 65058 66428 67797 69167 39 27117 47251 56634 59099 60950 62316 63689 65058 66428 67797 40 26297 45195 54820 57660 59577 60950 62316 63689 65058 66428 41 25474 43143 53006 56220 58211 59577 60950 62316 63689 65058 42 24648 41090 51189 54789 56840 58211 59577 60950 62316 63689 43 23421 38691 49375 53689 55884 57526 58894 60264 61635 63005 44 22187 36294 47559 52595 54923 56840 58211 59577 60950 62316 45 20958 33898 45745 51498 53967 56154 57526 58894 60264 61635 46 19722 31502 43932 50404 53006 55471 56840 58211 59577 60950 47 18492 29104 42116 49306 52048 54789 56154 57526 58894 60264 48 17428 28145 40680 47117 50404 52864 54239 55607 56975 58348 49 16367 27189 39241 44924 48762 50949 52320 53689 55062 56432 50 15306 26229 37830 42733 47117 49032 50404 51772 53140 54510 51 14245 25270 36362 40541 45472 47117 48499 49852 51225 52595 52 13184 24312 34926 38349 43827 45195 46570 47937 49306 50674 53 12189 22601 32733 36433 42183 43827 45195 46570 47937 49306 54 11196 20889 30541 34519 40541 42461 43827 45195 46570 47937 55 10205 19176 28354 32597 38895 41090 42461 43827 45195 46470 56 9211 17462 26161 30680 37255 39718 41090 42461 43827 45195 57 8218 15749 23969 28762 35616 38351 39718 41090 42461 43827 58 7568 14313 21403 25815 32049 34584 36056 37496 38896 40267 59 6916 12873 18832 22874 28486 30816 32391 33898 35336 36704 60 6269 11435 16263 19927 24931 27050 28725 30305 31777 33147 61 5615 9998 13698 16982 21366 23284 25063 26709 28215 29584 62 4964 8560 11129 14038 17806 19518 21403 23114 24648 26023 63 4621 7737 9998 12551 15840 17529 19313 20958 22461 23831 64 4287 6916 8867 11059 13866 15547 17226 18799 20269 21639 65 3939 6095 7737 9573 11901 13559 15134 16643 18081 19450 66 3597 5275 6608 8079 9932 11573 13047 14483 15888 17258 67 3254 4451 5477 6590 7963 9590 10957 12327 13698 15067 68 3165 4311 5290 6318 7690 9211 10528 11951 13267 14621 69 3082 4178 5104 6045 7415 8835 10104 11573 12842 14174 70 2995 4042 4912 5770 7140 8455 9674 11196 12412 13731 71 2912 3901 4725 5493 6865 8079 9247 10821 11986 13288 72 2826 3767 4537 5223 6590 7706 8816 10443 11554 12842 73 2755 3701 4470 5119 6488 7534 8646 10172 11214 12464 74 2689 3629 4401 5016 6389 7360 8477 9898 10873 12079 75 2621 3363 4334 4912 6281 7191 8303 9621 10528 11708 76 2552 3490 4262 4812 6180 7022 8134 9349 10184 11335 77 and over 2485 3422 4195 4707 6077 6848 7963 9078 9846 10957 PART B
Age of disabled person
Extent of incapacity for the relevant period
Partial
Total
£
£
37 and under 51363 70538 38 49306 69167 39 47251 67797 40 45195 66428 41 43143 65058 42 41090 63689 43 38691 63005 44 36294 62316 45 33898 61635 46 31502 60950 47 29104 60264 48 28145 58348 49 27189 56432 50 26229 54510 51 25270 52595 52 24312 50674 53 22601 49306 54 20889 47937 55 19176 46570 56 17462 45195 57 15749 43827 58 14313 40267 59 12873 36704 60 11435 33147 61 9998 29584 62 8560 26023 63 7737 23831 64 6916 21639 65 6095 19450 66 5275 17258 67 4451 15067 68 4311 14621 69 4178 14174 70 4042 13731 71 3901 13288 72 3767 12842 73 3701 12464 74 3629 12079 75 3563 11708 76 3490 11335 77 and over 3422 10957 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 13526 26369 30131 31162 32017 38 13115 25203 29106 30131 31227 39 12706 24038 28079 29104 30441 40 12289 22874 27050 28079 29653 41 11881 21711 26023 27050 28865 42 11474 20549 24995 26023 28079 43 10732 19040 24072 25098 27326 44 9998 17529 23143 24175 26564 45 9263 16023 22222 23250 25815 46 8525 14515 21218 22323 25063 47 7789 13009 20376 21403 24312 48 7226 12599 19692 20683 23386 49 6658 12189 19003 19963 22461 50 6095 11776 18321 19241 21536 51 5531 11367 17636 18525 20615 52 4964 10957 16951 17806 19692 53 4707 9998 15651 16812 18934 54 4451 9038 14347 15819 18183 55 4195 8079 13047 14828 17428 56 3939 7121 11745 13836 16672 57 3679 6165 10443 12842 15921 58 3441 5477 8956 11097 13836 59 3198 4792 7466 9349 11745 60 2962 4110 5975 7602 9658 61 2724 3422 4487 5856 7568 62 2485 2742 2995 4110 5477 63 2485 2689 2896 3782 4880 64 2485 2636 2789 3458 4287 65 2485 2587 2689 3132 3679 66 2485 2536 2587 2807 3082 67 and over 2485 2485 2485 2485 2485 PART B
Age of disabled person at his last
Extent of incapacity for the relevant period
birthday preceding death
Partial
Total
£
£
37 and under 26369 32017 38 25203 31227 39 24038 30441 40 22874 29653 41 21711 28865 42 20549 28079 43 19040 27326 44 17529 26564 45 16023 25815 46 14515 25063 47 13009 24312 48 12599 23386 49 12189 22461 50 11776 21536 51 11367 20615 52 10957 19692 53 9998 18934 54 9038 18183 55 8079 17428 56 7121 16672 57 6165 15921 58 5477 13836 59 4792 11745 60 4110 9658 61 3422 7568 62 2742 5477 63 2689 4880 64 2636 4287 65 2587 3679 66 2536 3082 67 and over 2485 2485 PART C
Age of disabled person at his last birthday
Payment
preceding death
£
37 and under 32017 38 31227 39 30441 40 29653 41 28865 42 28079 43 27326 44 26564 45 25815 46 25063 47 24312 48 23386 49 22461 50 21536 51 20615 52 19692 53 18934 54 18183 55 17428 56 16672 57 15921 58 13836 59 11745 60 9658 61 7568 62 5477 63 4880 64 4287 65 3679 66 3082 67 and over 2485 ”
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 (SI 1988/668) so as to increase the amounts payable under the Act. The increase in each case is 3.9 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 impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as it has no impact on the costs of business, charities and voluntary bodies.