uksi/2018/315 — The Mesothelioma Lump Sum Payments (Conditions and Amounts) (Amendment) Regulations 2018

2018 No. 315 Social Security The Mesothelioma Lump Sum Payments (Conditions and Amounts) (Amendment) Regulations 2018 Made 6th March 2018 Coming into force 1st April 2018 The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 46(3) and 53(1) and (2)(b) of the Child Maintenance and Other Payments Act 2008 . In accordance with section 53(3) of the Child Maintenance and Other Payments Act 2008, a draft of this instrument was laid before Parliament and approved by resolution of each House of Parliament. Citation, commencement and application 1 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Mesothelioma Lump Sum Payments (Conditions and Amounts) (Amendment) Regulations 2018 and come into force on 1st April 2018. 2 Regulation 2(a) applies only in relation to a person— a first diagnosed with diffuse mesothelioma on or after 1st April 2018; or b where the date of the first diagnosis with diffuse mesothelioma is unknown, if a claim under section 46(1) of the Child Maintenance and Other Payments Act 2008 is made by that person on or after 1st April 2018. 3 Regulation 2(b) applies only in relation to the dependant of a person who dies on or after 1st April 2018 and who, immediately before their death, had diffuse mesothelioma. Amendment of the Schedule to the Mesothelioma Lump Sum Payments (Conditions and Amounts) Regulations 2008 2 In the Schedule to the Mesothelioma Lump Sum Payments (Conditions and Amounts) Regulations 2008 — a for Table 1 substitute— Table 1 Amount of lump sum payment to person with mesothelioma Age of person with mesothelioma at first diagnosis or, if unknown, date of claim Payment £ 37 and under 90,097 38 88,345 39 86,597 40 84,849 41 83,097 42 81,348 43 80,476 44 79,596 45 78,725 46 77,849 47 76,974 48 74,529 49 72,080 50 69,627 51 67,181 52 64,725 53 62,978 54 61,230 55 59,484 56 57,727 57 55,979 58 51,432 59 46,881 60 42,339 61 37,788 62 33,240 63 30,439 64 27,638 65 24,844 66 22,043 67 19,245 68 18,675 69 18,103 70 17,540 71 16,971 72 16,404 73 15,920 74 15,427 75 14,955 76 14,480 77 and over 13,998 ; b for Table 2 substitute— Table 2 Amount of lump sum payment to dependant Age of person with mesothelioma at death Payment £ 37 and under 46,888 38 45,879 39 44,873 40 43,868 41 42,862 42 41,856 43 40,894 44 39,923 45 38,967 46 38,005 47 37,045 48 35,864 49 34,680 50 33,502 51 32,324 52 31,145 53 30,177 54 29,218 55 28,256 56 27,287 57 26,328 58 23,665 59 20,993 60 18,328 61 15,658 62 12,987 63 12,225 64 11,468 65 10,692 66 9,929 67 and over 7,763 . Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions Sarah Newton Minister of State Department for Work and Pensions 6th March 2018 EXPLANATORY NOTE (This note is not part of the Regulations) These Regulations amend the Schedule to the Mesothelioma Lump Sum Payments (Conditions and Amounts) Regulations 2008 ( S.I. 2008/1963 ) (“the 2008 Regulations”) by substituting revised tables of the amount of lump sum payments payable to people with diffuse mesothelioma or to their surviving dependants. The substituted tables have the effect of increasing the amounts payable under the 2008 Regulations by 3 per cent in each case, rounded up or down to the nearest £1 as appropriate. A full impact assessment has not been published for this instrument as it has no impact on the private sector or civil society organisations.