The Pneumoconiosis etc. (Workers’ Compensation) (Payment of Claims) (Amendment) Regulations 2024

Draft 2024, ISBN 9780348256215

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 ***

Coming into force 1st April 2024

The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions makes the following Regulations, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 1(1), (2) and (4) and 7(1) and (2) of the Pneumoconiosis etc. (Workers’ Compensation) Act 1979^f1.

In accordance with section 7(3)^f2 of the Pneumoconiosis etc. (Workers’ Compensation) Act 1979, a draft of this instrument was laid before, and approved by a resolution of, each House of Parliament.

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1: 1979 c. 41. Section 1 was amended by section 24 of the Social Security Act 1985 (c. 53).
f2: Section 7(3) was amended by section 58 of the Welfare Reform Act 2007 (c. 5).

1Citation, commencement, application and extent
2Amendment of the Pneumoconiosis etc. (Workers’ Compensation) (Payment of Claims) Regulations 1988
Signature
Explanatory note

1Citation, commencement, application and extent

(1)

These Regulations may be cited as the Pneumoconiosis etc. (Workers’ Compensation) (Payment of Claims) (Amendment) Regulations 2024 and come into force on 1st April 2024.

(2)

These Regulations apply only 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 1st April 2024.

(3)

These Regulations extend to England and Wales and Scotland.

2Amendment of the Pneumoconiosis etc. (Workers’ Compensation) (Payment of Claims) Regulations 1988

(1)

The Pneumoconiosis etc. (Workers’ Compensation) (Payment of Claims) Regulations 1988^f1 are amended as follows.

(2)

In the proviso to regulation 5(1) (payment where death results from diffuse mesothelioma) for “£3,771” substitute “£4,024”.

(3)

In regulation 6(1)(a) (payment where pneumoconiosis is accompanied by tuberculosis) for “£7,801” (in both places) substitute “£8,324”.

(4)

In regulation 8 (minimum amount payable to dependant) for “£3,771” substitute “£4,024”.

(5)

In the Schedule—

(a)

in the part headed “TABLE 1”, for the table substitute—

“

Age of disabled person Percentage assessment for the relevant period

10%

or under

£

11%

-20%

£

21%

-30%

£

31%

-40%

£

41%

-50%

£

51%

-60%

£

61%

-70%

£

71%

-80%

£

81%

-90%

£

91%

-100%

£

37 or under 46,569 83,166 97,575 100,350 103,120 105,337 107,556 109,774 111,989 114,210
38 45,238 79,833 94,636 98,024 100,899 103,120 105,337 107,556 109,774 111,989
39 43,907 76,507 91,699 95,692 98,688 100,610 103,120 105,337 107,556 109,774
40 42,581 73,177 88,761 93,360 96,461 98,684 100,899 103,120 105,337 107,558
41 41,248 69,856 85,827 91,026 94,252 96,461 98,684 100,899 103,120 105,337
42 39,909 66,534 82,882 88,711 92,034 94,252 96,461 98,684 100,899 103,120
43 37,923 62,645 79,946 86,933 90,484 93,145 95,359 97,575 99,794 102,015
44 35,922 58,766 77,002 85,162 88,929 92,034 94,252 96,461 98,684 100,899
45 33,931 54,886 74,067 83,384 87,379 90,919 93,145 95,359 97,575 99,794
46 31,935 51,010 71,133 81,613 85,827 89,819 92,034 94,252 96,461 98,684
47 29,941 47,125 68,190 79,833 84,274 88,711 90,919 93,145 95,359 97,575
48 28,220 45,573 65,868 76,289 81,613 85,598 87,822 90,039 92,250 94,476
49 26,501 44,021 63,538 72,740 78,953 82,494 84,713 86,933 89,152 91,373
50 24,782 42,469 61,252 69,193 76,289 79,389 81,613 83,827 86,041 88,262
51 23,064 40,916 58,877 65,641 73,623 76,289 78,526 80,719 82,942 85,162
52 21,344 39,362 56,550 62,093 70,960 73,177 75,406 77,619 79,833 82,048
53 19,735 36,596 52,999 58,990 68,302 70,960 73,177 75,406 77,619 79,833
54 18,128 33,822 49,450 55,893 65,641 68,751 70,960 73,177 75,406 77,619
55 16,526 31,051 45,910 52,779 62,979 66,534 68,751 70,960 73,177 75,406
56 14,912 28,274 42,358 49,676 60,321 64,310 66,534 68,751 70,960 73,177
57 13,308 25,500 38,811 46,569 57,669 62,095 64,310 66,534 68,751 70,960
58 12,250 23,176 34,656 41,797 51,891 55,997 58,380 60,712 62,980 65,197
59 11,198 20,845 30,491 37,037 46,125 49,895 52,445 54,886 57,215 59,428
60 10,150 18,515 26,335 32,266 40,365 43,799 46,509 49,068 51,453 53,670
61 9,091 16,186 22,181 27,499 34,594 37,700 40,580 43,247 45,685 47,902
62 8,038 13,860 18,018 22,728 28,830 31,601 34,656 37,427 39,909 42,137
63 7,486 12,529 16,186 20,322 25,645 28,381 31,267 33,931 36,368 38,588
64 6,943 11,198 14,360 17,905 22,451 25,172 27,890 30,438 32,817 35,035
65 6,377 9,871 12,529 15,500 19,270 21,954 24,506 26,947 29,275 31,493
66 5,825 8,540 10,700 13,084 16,080 18,738 21,123 23,448 25,725 27,943
67 5,270 7,208 8,867 10,673 12,891 15,528 17,745 19,957 22,181 24,395
68 5,125 6,979 8,565 10,234 12,450 14,912 17,049 19,350 21,481 23,672
69 4,991 6,765 8,265 9,785 12,007 14,305 16,360 18,738 20,795 22,947
70 4,851 6,547 7,956 9,343 11,562 13,689 15,666 18,128 20,096 22,234
71 4,714 6,318 7,651 8,896 11,115 13,084 14,973 17,520 19,409 21,513
72 4,575 6,098 7,346 8,456 10,673 12,477 14,273 16,909 18,708 20,795
73 4,458 5,990 7,236 8,290 10,504 12,199 14,000 16,469 18,159 20,181
74 4,352 5,876 7,123 8,125 10,343 11,918 13,724 16,026 17,602 19,556
75 4,245 5,771 7,016 7,956 10,171 11,643 13,444 15,579 17,049 18,957
76 4,130 5,652 6,901 7,789 10,004 11,369 13,170 15,136 16,488 18,356
77 or over 4,024 5,543 6,795 7,621 9,840 11,087 12,891 14,699 15,940 17,745

”;

Age of disabled person	Percentage assessment for the relevant period
37 or under	46,569	83,166	97,575	100,350	103,120	105,337	107,556	109,774	111,989	114,210
38	45,238	79,833	94,636	98,024	100,899	103,120	105,337	107,556	109,774	111,989
39	43,907	76,507	91,699	95,692	98,688	100,610	103,120	105,337	107,556	109,774
40	42,581	73,177	88,761	93,360	96,461	98,684	100,899	103,120	105,337	107,558
41	41,248	69,856	85,827	91,026	94,252	96,461	98,684	100,899	103,120	105,337
42	39,909	66,534	82,882	88,711	92,034	94,252	96,461	98,684	100,899	103,120
43	37,923	62,645	79,946	86,933	90,484	93,145	95,359	97,575	99,794	102,015
44	35,922	58,766	77,002	85,162	88,929	92,034	94,252	96,461	98,684	100,899
45	33,931	54,886	74,067	83,384	87,379	90,919	93,145	95,359	97,575	99,794
46	31,935	51,010	71,133	81,613	85,827	89,819	92,034	94,252	96,461	98,684
47	29,941	47,125	68,190	79,833	84,274	88,711	90,919	93,145	95,359	97,575
48	28,220	45,573	65,868	76,289	81,613	85,598	87,822	90,039	92,250	94,476
49	26,501	44,021	63,538	72,740	78,953	82,494	84,713	86,933	89,152	91,373
50	24,782	42,469	61,252	69,193	76,289	79,389	81,613	83,827	86,041	88,262
51	23,064	40,916	58,877	65,641	73,623	76,289	78,526	80,719	82,942	85,162
52	21,344	39,362	56,550	62,093	70,960	73,177	75,406	77,619	79,833	82,048
53	19,735	36,596	52,999	58,990	68,302	70,960	73,177	75,406	77,619	79,833
54	18,128	33,822	49,450	55,893	65,641	68,751	70,960	73,177	75,406	77,619
55	16,526	31,051	45,910	52,779	62,979	66,534	68,751	70,960	73,177	75,406
56	14,912	28,274	42,358	49,676	60,321	64,310	66,534	68,751	70,960	73,177
57	13,308	25,500	38,811	46,569	57,669	62,095	64,310	66,534	68,751	70,960
58	12,250	23,176	34,656	41,797	51,891	55,997	58,380	60,712	62,980	65,197
59	11,198	20,845	30,491	37,037	46,125	49,895	52,445	54,886	57,215	59,428
60	10,150	18,515	26,335	32,266	40,365	43,799	46,509	49,068	51,453	53,670
61	9,091	16,186	22,181	27,499	34,594	37,700	40,580	43,247	45,685	47,902
62	8,038	13,860	18,018	22,728	28,830	31,601	34,656	37,427	39,909	42,137
63	7,486	12,529	16,186	20,322	25,645	28,381	31,267	33,931	36,368	38,588
64	6,943	11,198	14,360	17,905	22,451	25,172	27,890	30,438	32,817	35,035
65	6,377	9,871	12,529	15,500	19,270	21,954	24,506	26,947	29,275	31,493
66	5,825	8,540	10,700	13,084	16,080	18,738	21,123	23,448	25,725	27,943
67	5,270	7,208	8,867	10,673	12,891	15,528	17,745	19,957	22,181	24,395
68	5,125	6,979	8,565	10,234	12,450	14,912	17,049	19,350	21,481	23,672
69	4,991	6,765	8,265	9,785	12,007	14,305	16,360	18,738	20,795	22,947
70	4,851	6,547	7,956	9,343	11,562	13,689	15,666	18,128	20,096	22,234
71	4,714	6,318	7,651	8,896	11,115	13,084	14,973	17,520	19,409	21,513
72	4,575	6,098	7,346	8,456	10,673	12,477	14,273	16,909	18,708	20,795
73	4,458	5,990	7,236	8,290	10,504	12,199	14,000	16,469	18,159	20,181
74	4,352	5,876	7,123	8,125	10,343	11,918	13,724	16,026	17,602	19,556
75	4,245	5,771	7,016	7,956	10,171	11,643	13,444	15,579	17,049	18,957
76	4,130	5,652	6,901	7,789	10,004	11,369	13,170	15,136	16,488	18,356
77 or over	4,024	5,543	6,795	7,621	9,840	11,087	12,891	14,699	15,940	17,745

(b)

in the part headed “TABLE 2”, for the table (together with the headings to the table) substitute—

“

Part A

Age of disabled person on their last birthday before their death Percentage assessment for the relevant period

10%

or under £

11%-20%

£

21%-30%

£

31%-49%

£

50% or over

£

37 or under 29,496 50,292 56,388 58,053 59,436
38 28,831 48,404 54,722 56,388 58,159
39 28,169 46,519 53,060 54,721 56,884
40 27,498 44,629 51,395 53,060 55,609
41 26,833 42,747 49,733 51,395 54,334
42 26,174 40,869 48,067 49,733 53,060
43 24,973 38,428 46,570 48,234 51,839
44 23,784 35,979 45,070 46,739 50,608
45 22,593 33,543 43,574 45,241 49,396
46 21,400 31,101 41,950 43,744 48,177
47 20,208 28,663 40,589 42,252 46,960
48 19,297 27,996 39,479 41,086 45,464
49 18,375 27,329 38,367 39,921 43,963
50 17,464 26,663 37,262 38,749 42,468
51 16,551 26,000 36,152 37,593 40,976
52 15,636 25,338 35,042 36,427 39,479
53 15,216 23,784 32,938 34,817 38,253
54 14,802 22,230 30,826 33,210 37,038
55 14,388 20,677 28,719 31,605 35,818
56 13,973 19,126 26,611 29,999 34,590
57 13,308 17,578 24,506 28,389 33,374
58 12,250 16,463 22,099 25,564 29,999
59 11,198 15,353 19,687 22,730 26,611
60 10,150 14,253 17,269 19,904 23,233
61 9,091 13,139 14,861 17,077 19,850
62 8,038 12,036 12,445 14,253 16,463
63 7,486 11,949 12,284 13,717 15,497
64 6,943 11,198 12,110 13,195 14,538
65 6,377 9,871 11,949 12,666 13,554
66 5,825 8,540 10,700 12,142 12,586
67 or over 4,024 5,543 6,795 7,621 9,840

Part B

Age of disabled person on their last birthday before their 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

”.

Age of disabled person on their last birthday before their death	Percentage assessment for the relevant period
37 or under	29,496	50,292	56,388	58,053	59,436
38	28,831	48,404	54,722	56,388	58,159
39	28,169	46,519	53,060	54,721	56,884
40	27,498	44,629	51,395	53,060	55,609
41	26,833	42,747	49,733	51,395	54,334
42	26,174	40,869	48,067	49,733	53,060
43	24,973	38,428	46,570	48,234	51,839
44	23,784	35,979	45,070	46,739	50,608
45	22,593	33,543	43,574	45,241	49,396
46	21,400	31,101	41,950	43,744	48,177
47	20,208	28,663	40,589	42,252	46,960
48	19,297	27,996	39,479	41,086	45,464
49	18,375	27,329	38,367	39,921	43,963
50	17,464	26,663	37,262	38,749	42,468
51	16,551	26,000	36,152	37,593	40,976
52	15,636	25,338	35,042	36,427	39,479
53	15,216	23,784	32,938	34,817	38,253
54	14,802	22,230	30,826	33,210	37,038
55	14,388	20,677	28,719	31,605	35,818
56	13,973	19,126	26,611	29,999	34,590
57	13,308	17,578	24,506	28,389	33,374
58	12,250	16,463	22,099	25,564	29,999
59	11,198	15,353	19,687	22,730	26,611
60	10,150	14,253	17,269	19,904	23,233
61	9,091	13,139	14,861	17,077	19,850
62	8,038	12,036	12,445	14,253	16,463
63	7,486	11,949	12,284	13,717	15,497
64	6,943	11,198	12,110	13,195	14,538
65	6,377	9,871	11,949	12,666	13,554
66	5,825	8,540	10,700	12,142	12,586
67 or over	4,024	5,543	6,795	7,621	9,840

Age of disabled person on their last birthday before their 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)

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 (S.I. 1988/668) (“the 1988 Regulations”). The amendments made by regulation 2 have the effect of increasing the amounts payable under the 1988 Regulations. The increase in each case is 6.7 per cent rounded up or down to the nearest £1 as appropriate.

By virtue of regulation 1(2), the amendments made by these Regulations apply only in relation to any case in which a person first fulfils the conditions of entitlement to a payment under the Act on or after 1st April 2024.

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.

Age of disabled person	Percentage assessment for the relevant period
Age of disabled person	10% or under £	11% -20% £	21% -30% £	31% -40% £	41% -50% £	51% -60% £	61% -70% £	71% -80% £	81% -90% £	91% -100% £
37 or under	46,569	83,166	97,575	100,350	103,120	105,337	107,556	109,774	111,989	114,210
38	45,238	79,833	94,636	98,024	100,899	103,120	105,337	107,556	109,774	111,989
39	43,907	76,507	91,699	95,692	98,688	100,610	103,120	105,337	107,556	109,774
40	42,581	73,177	88,761	93,360	96,461	98,684	100,899	103,120	105,337	107,558
41	41,248	69,856	85,827	91,026	94,252	96,461	98,684	100,899	103,120	105,337
42	39,909	66,534	82,882	88,711	92,034	94,252	96,461	98,684	100,899	103,120
43	37,923	62,645	79,946	86,933	90,484	93,145	95,359	97,575	99,794	102,015
44	35,922	58,766	77,002	85,162	88,929	92,034	94,252	96,461	98,684	100,899
45	33,931	54,886	74,067	83,384	87,379	90,919	93,145	95,359	97,575	99,794
46	31,935	51,010	71,133	81,613	85,827	89,819	92,034	94,252	96,461	98,684
47	29,941	47,125	68,190	79,833	84,274	88,711	90,919	93,145	95,359	97,575
48	28,220	45,573	65,868	76,289	81,613	85,598	87,822	90,039	92,250	94,476
49	26,501	44,021	63,538	72,740	78,953	82,494	84,713	86,933	89,152	91,373
50	24,782	42,469	61,252	69,193	76,289	79,389	81,613	83,827	86,041	88,262
51	23,064	40,916	58,877	65,641	73,623	76,289	78,526	80,719	82,942	85,162
52	21,344	39,362	56,550	62,093	70,960	73,177	75,406	77,619	79,833	82,048
53	19,735	36,596	52,999	58,990	68,302	70,960	73,177	75,406	77,619	79,833
54	18,128	33,822	49,450	55,893	65,641	68,751	70,960	73,177	75,406	77,619
55	16,526	31,051	45,910	52,779	62,979	66,534	68,751	70,960	73,177	75,406
56	14,912	28,274	42,358	49,676	60,321	64,310	66,534	68,751	70,960	73,177
57	13,308	25,500	38,811	46,569	57,669	62,095	64,310	66,534	68,751	70,960
58	12,250	23,176	34,656	41,797	51,891	55,997	58,380	60,712	62,980	65,197
59	11,198	20,845	30,491	37,037	46,125	49,895	52,445	54,886	57,215	59,428
60	10,150	18,515	26,335	32,266	40,365	43,799	46,509	49,068	51,453	53,670
61	9,091	16,186	22,181	27,499	34,594	37,700	40,580	43,247	45,685	47,902
62	8,038	13,860	18,018	22,728	28,830	31,601	34,656	37,427	39,909	42,137
63	7,486	12,529	16,186	20,322	25,645	28,381	31,267	33,931	36,368	38,588
64	6,943	11,198	14,360	17,905	22,451	25,172	27,890	30,438	32,817	35,035
65	6,377	9,871	12,529	15,500	19,270	21,954	24,506	26,947	29,275	31,493
66	5,825	8,540	10,700	13,084	16,080	18,738	21,123	23,448	25,725	27,943
67	5,270	7,208	8,867	10,673	12,891	15,528	17,745	19,957	22,181	24,395
68	5,125	6,979	8,565	10,234	12,450	14,912	17,049	19,350	21,481	23,672
69	4,991	6,765	8,265	9,785	12,007	14,305	16,360	18,738	20,795	22,947
70	4,851	6,547	7,956	9,343	11,562	13,689	15,666	18,128	20,096	22,234
71	4,714	6,318	7,651	8,896	11,115	13,084	14,973	17,520	19,409	21,513
72	4,575	6,098	7,346	8,456	10,673	12,477	14,273	16,909	18,708	20,795
73	4,458	5,990	7,236	8,290	10,504	12,199	14,000	16,469	18,159	20,181
74	4,352	5,876	7,123	8,125	10,343	11,918	13,724	16,026	17,602	19,556
75	4,245	5,771	7,016	7,956	10,171	11,643	13,444	15,579	17,049	18,957
76	4,130	5,652	6,901	7,789	10,004	11,369	13,170	15,136	16,488	18,356
77 or over	4,024	5,543	6,795	7,621	9,840	11,087	12,891	14,699	15,940	17,745

Age of disabled person on their last birthday before their death	Percentage assessment for the relevant period
	10% or under £	11%-20% £	21%-30% £	31%-49% £	50% or over £
37 or under	29,496	50,292	56,388	58,053	59,436
38	28,831	48,404	54,722	56,388	58,159
39	28,169	46,519	53,060	54,721	56,884
40	27,498	44,629	51,395	53,060	55,609
41	26,833	42,747	49,733	51,395	54,334
42	26,174	40,869	48,067	49,733	53,060
43	24,973	38,428	46,570	48,234	51,839
44	23,784	35,979	45,070	46,739	50,608
45	22,593	33,543	43,574	45,241	49,396
46	21,400	31,101	41,950	43,744	48,177
47	20,208	28,663	40,589	42,252	46,960
48	19,297	27,996	39,479	41,086	45,464
49	18,375	27,329	38,367	39,921	43,963
50	17,464	26,663	37,262	38,749	42,468
51	16,551	26,000	36,152	37,593	40,976
52	15,636	25,338	35,042	36,427	39,479
53	15,216	23,784	32,938	34,817	38,253
54	14,802	22,230	30,826	33,210	37,038
55	14,388	20,677	28,719	31,605	35,818
56	13,973	19,126	26,611	29,999	34,590
57	13,308	17,578	24,506	28,389	33,374
58	12,250	16,463	22,099	25,564	29,999
59	11,198	15,353	19,687	22,730	26,611
60	10,150	14,253	17,269	19,904	23,233
61	9,091	13,139	14,861	17,077	19,850
62	8,038	12,036	12,445	14,253	16,463
63	7,486	11,949	12,284	13,717	15,497
64	6,943	11,198	12,110	13,195	14,538
65	6,377	9,871	11,949	12,666	13,554
66	5,825	8,540	10,700	12,142	12,586
67 or over	4,024	5,543	6,795	7,621	9,840