The Pneumoconiosis etc. (Workers’ Compensation) (Payment of Claims) (Amendment) Regulations 2009
Draft 2009, ISBN 9780111472811
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 2009
Coming into force 1st April 2009
The Secretary of State makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 1(1), (2) and (4) and 7(2) 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
- f1
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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 2009 and shall come into force on 1st April 2009.
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—
in regulations 5(1) and 8 (minimum amounts payable to dependant), for “£2,485” substitute “£2,609”;
in regulation 6(1)(a) (payment where pneumoconiosis is accompanied by tuberculosis), for “£5,140” (in both places) substitute “£5,397”; and
for the Schedule to those Regulations substitute the Schedule set out in the Schedule to these Regulations.
Signature
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
Name
Parliamentary Under Secretary 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 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
30200 53931 63277 65076 66873 68311 69749 71187 72625 74065 38 29337 51771 61370 63567 65432 66873 68311 69749 71187 72625 39 28473 49614 59466 62054 63998 65243 66873 68311 69749 71187 40 27612 47455 57561 60543 62556 63997 65432 66873 68311 69750 41 26748 45301 55656 59031 61122 62556 63997 65432 66873 68311 42 25881 43145 53749 57528 59682 61122 62556 63997 65432 66873 43 24592 40626 51844 56374 58678 60403 61838 63277 64716 66155 44 23296 38109 49937 55225 57669 59682 61122 62556 63997 65432 45 22006 35593 48032 54073 56665 58961 60403 61838 63277 64716 46 20708 33078 46129 52924 55656 58245 59682 61122 62556 63997 47 19417 30560 44222 51771 54650 57528 58961 60403 61838 63277 48 18300 29553 42714 49472 52924 55508 56951 58388 59823 61266 49 17186 28548 41203 47170 51200 53497 54936 56374 57815 59254 50 16071 27540 39721 44870 49472 51483 52924 54361 55797 57236 51 14957 26533 38180 42568 47745 49472 50924 52345 53786 55225 52 13843 25527 36672 40267 46018 47455 48899 50334 51771 53208 53 12798 23731 34369 38254 44293 46018 47455 48899 50334 51771 54 11756 21934 32068 36245 42568 44584 46018 47455 48899 50334 55 10715 20135 29772 34226 40840 43145 44584 46018 47455 48899 56 9671 18336 27469 32214 39118 41704 43145 44584 46018 47455 57 8629 16537 25167 30200 37397 40268 41704 43145 44584 46018 58 7946 15029 22474 27106 33651 36313 37859 39371 40841 42281 59 7261 13517 19773 24017 29911 32356 34010 35593 37103 38539 60 6583 12007 17077 20923 26177 28403 30161 31820 33366 34805 61 5895 10498 14383 17832 22434 24448 26316 28044 29626 31064 62 5213 8988 11685 14740 18697 20493 22474 24269 25881 27324 63 4853 8124 10498 13179 16632 18405 20279 22006 23584 25022 64 4501 7261 9310 11612 14560 16324 18087 19739 21282 22720 65 4136 6400 8124 10052 12496 14237 15891 17475 18985 20423 66 3777 5539 6938 8483 10428 12152 13699 15207 16683 18121 67 3417 4674 5750 6920 8361 10069 11505 12943 14383 15820 68 3323 4526 5554 6634 8074 9671 11055 12548 13930 15352 69 3236 4387 5359 6347 7786 9276 10609 12152 13484 14883 70 3145 4244 5158 6058 7497 8878 10158 11756 13032 14418 71 3058 4097 4962 5768 7208 8483 9709 11362 12585 13952 72 2967 3956 4764 5484 6920 8092 9257 10965 12131 13484 73 2893 3886 4693 5375 6812 7910 9078 10680 11775 13087 74 2823 3811 4621 5267 6708 7728 8901 10392 11417 12683 75 2752 3741 4550 5158 6595 7550 8718 10102 11055 12294 76 2679 3665 4475 5052 6489 7373 8541 9816 10693 11902 77
and over
2610 3594 4405 4942 6381 7190 8361 9532 10338 11505 PART B
Age of disabled person
Extent of incapacity for the relevant period
Partial
Total
£
£
37 and under 53931 74065 38 51771 72625 39 49614 71187 40 47455 69750 41 45301 68311 42 43145 66873 43 40626 66155 44 38109 65432 45 35593 64716 46 33078 63997 47 30560 63277 48 29553 61266 49 28548 59254 50 27540 57236 51 26533 55225 52 25527 53208 53 23731 51771 54 21934 50334 55 20135 48899 56 18336 47455 57 16537 46018 58 15029 42281 59 13517 38539 60 12007 34805 61 10498 31064 62 8988 27324 63 8124 25022 64 7261 22720 65 6400 20423 66 5539 18121 67 4674 15820 68 4526 15352 69 4387 14883 70 4244 14418 71 4097 13952 72 3956 13484 73 3886 13087 74 3811 12683 75 3741 12294 76 3665 11902 77 and over 3594 11505 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 1992f4 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
last birthday
10% or less
11%-20%
21%-30%
31%-49%
50% and over
preceding death
£
£
£
£
£
37 and under 14202 27687 31638 32720 33618 38 13771 26463 30561 31638 32789 39 13341 25240 29483 30560 31963 40 12904 24017 28403 29483 31136 41 12475 22796 27324 28403 30309 42 12047 21577 26245 27324 29483 43 11268 19992 25275 26353 28692 44 10498 18405 24300 25384 27892 45 9726 16825 23333 24412 27106 46 8951 15241 22279 23439 26316 47 8179 13660 21395 22474 25527 48 7588 13229 20677 21718 24555 49 6991 12798 19953 20962 23584 50 6400 12365 19237 20203 22613 51 5807 11935 18518 19452 21646 52 5213 11505 17799 18697 20677 53 4942 10498 16434 17653 19880 54 4674 9490 15064 16610 19092 55 4405 8483 13699 15569 18300 56 4136 7477 12332 14528 17505 57 3863 6474 10965 13484 16717 58 3613 5750 9404 11651 14528 59 3358 5031 7840 9816 12332 60 3110 4316 6274 7982 10140 61 2860 3594 4712 6149 7946 62 2610 2879 3145 4316 5750 63 2610 2823 3040 3971 5124 64 2610 2768 2928 3631 4501 65 2610 2716 2823 3288 3863 66 2610 2663 2716 2948 3236 67 and over 2610 2610 2610 2610 2610 PART B
Age of disabled person at his last
Extent of incapacity for the relevant period
birthday preceding death
Partial
Total
£
£
37 and under 27687 33618 38 26463 32789 39 25240 31963 40 24017 31136 41 22796 30309 42 21577 29483 43 19992 28692 44 18405 27892 45 16825 27106 46 15241 26316 47 13660 25527 48 13229 24555 49 12798 23584 50 12365 22613 51 11935 21646 52 11505 20677 53 10498 19880 54 9490 19092 55 8483 18300 56 7477 17505 57 6474 16717 58 5750 14528 59 5031 12332 60 4316 10140 61 3594 7946 62 2879 5750 63 2823 5124 64 2768 4501 65 2716 3863 66 2663 3236 67 and over 2610 2610 PART C
Age of disabled person at his last birthday
Payment
preceding death £ 37 and under 33618 38 32789 39 31963 40 31136 41 30309 42 29483 43 28692 44 27892 45 27106 46 26316 47 25527 48 24555 49 23584 50 22613 51 21646 52 20677 53 19880 54 19092 55 18300 56 17505 57 16717 58 14528 59 12332 60 10140 61 7946 62 5750 63 5124 64 4501 65 3863 66 3236 67 and over 2610 ”
Explanatory note
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
Under the Pneumoconiosis etc. (Workers’ Compensation) Act 1979 (c.41) (“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 amounts payable under the Act. The increase in each case is 5 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 no impact on the private, public or voluntary sectors is foreseen.