The Mesothelioma Lump Sum Payments (Conditions and Amounts) (Amendment) Regulations 2013 No. 670


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2013 No. 670

Social Security

The Mesothelioma Lump Sum Payments (Conditions and Amounts) (Amendment) Regulations 2013

Made

18th March 2013

Coming into force

1st April 2013

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)(1) of the Child Maintenance and Other Payments Act 2008(2).

In accordance with section 53(3) of that Act, a draft of this instrument was laid before Parliament and approved by a 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 2013 and come into force on 1st April 2013.

(2)   Regulation 2(a) applies only in relation to a person-

(a)first diagnosed with mesothelioma on or after 1st April 2013; or

(b)where the date of their first diagnosis with mesothelioma is unknown, if a claim is made by that person on or after 1st April 2013.

(3) Regulation 2(b) applies only in relation to the dependant of a person who dies on or after 1st April 2013.

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(3)-

(a)for Table 1 substitute-

"Table 1

Amount of lump sum payment to person with mesothelioma

Age of person with mesothelioma at diagnosis, or if unknown, at date of claim

Payment

£

37 and under83,330
3881,710
3980,093
4078,476
4176,856
4275,239
4374,431
4473,618
4572,812
4672,003
4771,193
4868,931
4966,666
5064,397
5162,134
5259,864
5358,248
5456,631
5555,016
5653,391
5751,775
5847,570
5943,360
6039,159
6134,949
6230,743
6328,152
6425,562
6522,978
6620,388
6717,799
6817,272
6916,744
7016,222
7115,697
7215,171
7314,724
7414,269
7513,832
7613,392
77 and over12,945";

(b)for Table 2 substitute-

"Table 2

Amount of lump sum payment to dependant

Age of person with mesothelioma at death

Payment

£

37 and under43,366
3842,433
3941,503
4040,573
4139,643
4238,713
4337,823
4436,924
4536,040
4635,151
4734,263
4833,169
4932,076
5030,985
5129,897
5228,806
5327,910
5427,023
5526,133
5625,238
5724,351
5821,888
5919,417
6016,951
6114,482
6212,012
6311,307
6410,607
659.889
669,184
67 and over7,180.".

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions

Freud

Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State

Department for Work and Pensions

18th March 2013

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 by substituting revised tables of lump sum payments payable to people with mesothelioma or to their dependants.

A full impact assessment has not been published for this instrument as it has no impact on the private sector or civil society organisations.

(1)

Section 53(1) is cited for the meaning it gives to "regulations".

(3)

S.I. 2008/1963; relevant amending instruments are S.I. 2010/1105, 2011/1024 and 2012/918.


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