The Pneumoconiosis etc. (Workers' Compensation) (Payment of Claims) (Amendment) Regulations 2004
S.I. 2004/726 · Made 11 March 2004
SOCIAL SECURITY
Made 11th March 2004
Coming into force 1st April 2004
The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 1(1), (2) and (4) and 7 of the Pneumoconiosis etc. (Workers' Compensation) Act 1979f1 and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Regulations, of which a draft has been 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 the 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 2004 and shall come into force on 1st April 2004.
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 the Regulations
In the Pneumoconiosis etc. (Workers' Compensation) (Payment of Claims) Regulations 1988f1—
for the Schedule to those Regulations there shall be substituted the Schedule set out in the Schedule to these Regulations;
in regulations 5(1) and 8 (minimum amounts payable to dependant), for the amount £2,068 there shall be substituted the amount £2,180;
in regulation 6(1) (payment where pneumoconiosis is accompanied by tuberculosis), for the amount £4,278 (in both places) there shall be substituted the amount £4,509.
Signature
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions.
Des Browne
Minister of State,
Department for Work and Pensions
11th March 2004
“SCHEDULE
TABLE 1
Regulations 3, 4, 5 and 6
(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(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(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 25236 45066 52876 54378 55880 57081 58284 59485 60687 61889 38 24514 43261 51282 53118 54676 55880 57081 58284 59485 60687 39 23792 41458 49691 51854 53477 54676 55880 57081 58284 59485 40 23073 39655 48099 50591 52273 53477 54676 55880 57081 58284 41 22351 37854 46507 49328 51074 52273 53477 54676 55880 57081 42 21627 36052 44914 48071 49871 51074 52273 53477 54676 55880 43 20550 33948 43322 47107 49032 50473 51673 52876 54078 55280 44 19467 31845 41728 46146 48189 49871 51074 52273 53477 54676 45 18388 29742 40137 45184 47350 49269 50473 51673 52876 54078 46 17305 27640 38546 44224 46507 48670 49871 51074 52273 53477 47 16225 25536 36952 43261 45666 48071 49269 50473 51673 52876 48 15291 24694 35693 41339 44224 46383 47589 48790 49989 51194 49 14361 23855 34430 39416 42784 44703 45905 47107 48311 49513 50 13429 23013 33192 37494 41339 43020 44224 45425 46625 47827 51 12499 22172 31904 35570 39897 41339 42553 43740 44945 46146 52 11567 21331 30644 33648 38454 39655 40860 42060 43261 44462 53 10694 19830 28720 31966 37012 38454 39655 40860 42060 43261 54 9823 18328 26797 30286 35570 37255 38454 39655 40860 42060 55 8953 16824 24878 28600 34127 36052 37255 38454 39655 40860 56 8081 15321 22953 26919 32688 34849 36052 37255 38454 39655 57 7210 13819 21030 25236 31249 33649 34849 36052 37255 38454 58 6640 12559 18779 22650 28119 30344 31635 32899 34127 35331 59 6068 11295 16523 20069 24994 27038 28420 29742 31004 32204 60 5500 10033 14270 17484 21874 23734 25204 26589 27881 29083 61 4926 8772 12018 14900 18747 20430 21990 23434 24756 25957 62 4356 7511 9764 12317 15624 17125 18779 20279 21627 22832 63 4055 6789 8772 11013 13897 15380 16945 18388 19707 20909 64 3761 6068 7780 9703 12167 13640 15113 16494 17784 18985 65 3456 5347 6789 8400 10441 11896 13278 14602 15864 17065 66 3156 4629 5798 7088 8714 10154 11447 12707 13941 15142 67 2855 3905 4805 5783 6986 8414 9614 10816 12018 13219 68 2777 3783 4641 5543 6747 8081 9238 10485 11640 12828 69 2704 3665 4478 5304 6506 7752 8865 10154 11268 12436 70 2629 3546 4310 5062 6265 7419 8488 9823 10890 12048 71 2555 3423 4146 4820 6023 7088 8113 9495 10516 11659 72 2479 3306 3981 4583 5783 6761 7735 9163 10137 11268 73 2418 3247 3921 4492 5693 6610 7586 8924 9839 10936 74 2359 3184 3861 4402 5605 6458 7437 8684 9540 10598 75 2300 3126 3802 4310 5511 6309 7285 8441 9238 10273 76 2239 3062 3739 4222 5422 6161 7137 8203 8936 9946 77 and over 2180 3003 3681 4130 5332 6009 6986 7965 8638 9614 PART B
PAYMENTS TO DISABLED PERSONS TO WHOM IS PAYABLE AN ALLOWANCE UNDER A SCHEME MADE OR HAVING EFFECT AS IF MADE UNDER SCHEDULE 8, PARAGRAPH 4 TO THE SOCIAL SECURITY CONTRIBUTIONS AND BENEFITS ACT 1992 OR UNDER ANY CORRESPONDING PROVISION OF THE FORMER OLD CASES ACTS
Age of disabled person Extent of incapacity for the relevant period Partial Total £ £ 37 and under 45066 61889 38 43261 60687 39 41458 59485 40 39655 58284 41 37854 57081 42 36052 55880 43 33948 55280 44 31845 54676 45 29742 54078 46 27640 53477 47 25536 52876 48 24694 51194 49 23855 49513 50 23013 47827 51 22172 46146 52 21331 44462 53 19830 43261 54 18328 42060 55 16824 40860 56 15321 39655 57 13819 38454 58 12559 35331 59 11295 32204 60 10033 29083 61 8772 25957 62 7511 22832 63 6789 20909 64 6068 18985 65 5347 17065 66 4629 15142 67 3905 13219 68 3783 12828 69 3665 12436 70 3546 12048 71 3423 11659 72 3306 11268 73 3247 10936 74 3184 10598 75 3126 10273 76 3062 9946 77 and over 3003 9614 TABLE 2
(1)This table is for the determination of payments to dependants of deceased sufferers under regulation 4(2) or 4(6).
(2)The relevant period is the period specified in regulation 3(2) or 3(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 11%–20% 21%–30% 31%–49% 50% and over £ £ £ £ £ 37 and under 11867 23136 26436 27341 28091 38 11507 22113 25537 26436 27399 39 11148 21091 24636 25536 26708 40 10783 20069 23734 24636 26017 41 10424 19049 22832 23734 25327 42 10067 18030 21931 22832 24636 43 9416 16705 21120 22021 23976 44 8772 15380 20306 21211 23307 45 8127 14059 19498 20400 22650 46 7480 12735 18617 19586 21990 47 6834 11414 17878 18779 21331 48 6340 11054 17277 18147 20519 49 5842 10694 16673 17516 19707 50 5347 10333 16075 16883 18896 51 4853 9973 15473 16254 18087 52 4356 9614 14873 15624 17277 53 4130 8772 13732 14751 16612 54 3905 7930 12588 13880 15953 55 3681 7088 11447 13010 15291 56 3456 6248 10305 12140 14628 57 3228 5409 9163 11268 13969 58 3019 4805 7858 9736 12140 59 2806 4205 6551 8203 10305 60 2599 3606 5242 6670 8473 61 2390 3003 3937 5138 6640 62 2180 2405 2629 3606 4805 63 2180 2359 2540 3318 4282 64 2180 2312 2447 3034 3761 65 2180 2270 2359 2748 3228 66 2180 2225 2270 2464 2704 67 and over 2180 2180 2180 2180 2180 PART B
PAYMENTS TO DEPENDANTS TO WHOM DEATH BENEFIT UNDER A SCHEME MADE OR HAVING EFFECT AS IF MADE UNDER SCHEDULE 8, PARAGRAPH 4, 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 23136 28091 38 22113 27399 39 21091 26708 40 20069 26017 41 19049 25327 42 18030 24636 43 16705 23976 44 15380 23307 45 14059 22650 46 12735 21990 47 11414 21331 48 11054 20519 49 10694 19707 50 10333 18896 51 9973 18087 52 9614 17277 53 8772 16612 54 7930 15953 55 7088 15291 56 6248 14628 57 5409 13969 58 4805 12140 59 4205 10305 60 3606 8473 61 3003 6640 62 2405 4805 63 2359 4282 64 2312 3761 65 2270 3228 66 2225 2704 67 and over 2180 2180 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 28091 38 27399 39 26708 40 26017 41 25327 42 24636 43 23976 44 23307 45 22650 46 21990 47 21331 48 20519 49 19707 50 18896 51 18087 52 17277 53 16612 54 15953 55 15291 56 14628 57 13969 58 12140 59 10305 60 8473 61 6640 62 4805 63 4282 64 3761 65 3228 66 2704 67 and over 2180 ”
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 immediately before they died.
These Regulations amend the Pneumoconiosis etc. (Workers' Compensation) (Payment of Claims) Regulations 1988, as amended, so as to increase the amount payable under the Act. The increase in each case is 5.4 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.