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Regulations made by the Department for Communities and laid before the Assembly under section 10(2) of the Mesothelioma, etc., Act (Northern Ireland) 2008 for approval of the Assembly before the expiration of six months from the date of their coming into operation
Statutory Rules of Northern Ireland
Social Security
Made
18th March 2020
Coming into operation
1st April 2020
The Department for Communities makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 1(3) and 9(2)(a) and (3) of the Mesothelioma, etc., Act (Northern Ireland) 2008(1).
1.-(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Mesothelioma Lump Sum Payments (Conditions and Amounts) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2020 and shall come into operation on 1st April 2020.
(2) In regulation 2-
(a)paragraph (a) applies only in relation to a person-
(i)first diagnosed with diffuse mesothelioma on or after 1st April 2020, or
(ii)where the date of the first diagnosis with diffuse mesothelioma is unknown, if a claim under section 1(1) of the Mesothelioma etc., Act (Northern Ireland) 2008 is made by that person on or after 1st April 2020; and
(b)paragraph (b) applies only in relation to the dependant of a person who dies on or after 1st April 2020 and who, immediately before death, had diffuse mesothelioma.
2. In the Schedule to the Mesothelioma Lump Sum Payments (Conditions and Amounts) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2008(2)-
(a)for Table 1 substitute the Table set out in Part 1 of the Schedule to these Regulations; and
(b)for Table 2 substitute the Table set out in Part 2 of the Schedule to these Regulations.
3. The Mesothelioma Lump Sum Payments (Conditions and Amounts) (Amendment No. 2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2019(3) are revoked.
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department for Communities on 18th March 2020
(L.S.)
Anne McCleary
A senior officer of the Department for Communities
Regulation 2
| Age of person with mesothelioma at first diagnosis, or, if unknown, at date of claim | Payment | |
|---|---|---|
| £ | ||
| 37 and under | 93,827 | |
| 38 | 92,003 | |
| 39 | 90,182 | |
| 40 | 88,362 | |
| 41 | 86,538 | |
| 42 | 84,716 | |
| 43 | 83,808 | |
| 44 | 82,892 | |
| 45 | 81,984 | |
| 46 | 81,072 | |
| 47 | 80,161 | |
| 48 | 77,615 | |
| 49 | 75,065 | |
| 50 | 72,510 | |
| 51 | 69,962 | |
| 52 | 67,405 | |
| 53 | 65,585 | |
| 54 | 63,766 | |
| 55 | 61,948 | |
| 56 | 60,117 | |
| 57 | 58,296 | |
| 58 | 53,561 | |
| 59 | 48,822 | |
| 60 | 44,092 | |
| 61 | 39,353 | |
| 62 | 34,617 | |
| 63 | 31,700 | |
| 64 | 28,782 | |
| 65 | 25,872 | |
| 66 | 22,956 | |
| 67 | 20,042 | |
| 68 | 19,448 | |
| 69 | 18,852 | |
| 70 | 18,266 | |
| 71 | 17,673 | |
| 72 | 17,084 | |
| 73 | 16,579 | |
| 74 | 16,066 | |
| 75 | 15,574 | |
| 76 | 15,080 | |
| 77 and over | 14,578" | |
| Age of person with mesothelioma at death | Payment | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £ | ||||||
| 37 and under | 48,829 | |||||
| 38 | 47,779 | |||||
| 39 | 46,731 | |||||
| 40 | 45,685 | |||||
| 41 | 44,637 | |||||
| 42 | 43,590 | |||||
| 43 | 42,587 | |||||
| 44 | 41,576 | |||||
| 45 | 40,580 | |||||
| 46 | 39,579 | |||||
| 47 | 38,579 | |||||
| 48 | 37,349 | |||||
| 49 | 36,116 | |||||
| 50 | 34,889 | |||||
| 51 | 33,663 | |||||
| 52 | 32,434 | |||||
| 53 | 31,426 | |||||
| 54 | 30,428 | |||||
| 55 | 29,426 | |||||
| 56 | 28,417 | |||||
| 57 | 27,418 | |||||
| 58 | 24,645 | |||||
| 59 | 21,862 | |||||
| 60 | 19,087 | |||||
| 61 | 16,307 | |||||
| 62 | 13,525 | |||||
| 63 | 12,731 | |||||
| 64 | 11,943 | |||||
| 65 | 11,135 | |||||
| 66 | 10,340 | |||||
| 67 and over | 8,084" | |||||
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations amend the Mesothelioma Lump Sum Payments (Conditions and Amounts) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2008 to increase amounts of lump sums payable to people with diffuse mesothelioma or to their dependants under the Mesothelioma, etc., Act (Northern Ireland) 2008. The increase in the amounts paid from 1st April 2020 in each case is 1.7 per cent., rounded up or down to the nearest £1 as appropriate.
2008 c. 9 (N.I.); see section 1(7) of the Departments Act (Northern Ireland) 2016 (c.5 (N.I.))
S.R. 2008 No. 354; relevant amending Regulations are S.R. 2019 No. 187