SI 2025/341 - The Mesothelioma Lump Sum Payments (Conditions and Amounts) (Amendment) Regulations 2025

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STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS 2025 No. 341 SOCIAL SECURITY The Mesothelioma Lump Sum Payments (Conditions and Amounts) (Amendment) Regulations 2025 Made - - - - 12th March 2025 Coming into force - - 1st April 2025 The Secretary of State makes these 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(1).

In accordance with section 53(3) of the Child Maintenance and Other Payments Act 2008, a draft of this instrument has been laid before, and approved by a resolution of, each House of Parliament.

Citation, commencement, application and extent

1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Mesothelioma Lump Sum Payments (Conditions and Amounts) (Amendment) Regulations 2025 and come into force on 1st April 2025.

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

(a) first diagnosed with diffuse mesothelioma on or after 1st April 2025, 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 2025.

(3) Regulation 2(b) applies only in relation to the dependant of a person who dies on or after 1st April 2025 and who, immediately before their death, had diffuse mesothelioma.

(4) These Regulations extend to England and Wales and Scotland.

Amendment to 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(2)—

(a) for Table 1 (together with the headings to the Table) substitute—

(1) 2008 c. 6.

(2) S.I. 2008/1963. Relevant amendments have been made by S.I. 2024/237.Document Generated: 2025-04-01

Status: This is the original version (as it was originally made). This item of legislation is currently only available in its original format. “Table 1 Amount of lump sum payment to person with mesothelioma Age of person with mesothelioma at first Payment diagnosis or, if unknown, date of claim £ 37 or under 116,152 38 113,893 39 111,640 40 109,386 41 107,128 42 104,873 43 103,749 44 102,614 45 101,490 46 100,362 47 99,234 48 96,082 49 92,926 50 89,762 51 86,610 52 83,443 53 81,190 54 78,939 55 76,688 56 74,421 57 72,166 58 66,305 59 60,438 60 54,582 61 48,716 62 42,853 63 39,244 64 35,631 65 32,028 66 28,418 2Document Generated: 2025-04-01

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Age of person with mesothelioma at first Payment diagnosis or, if unknown, date of claim £ 67 24,810 68 24,074 69 23,337 70 22,612 71 21,879 72 21,149 73 20,524 74 19,888 75 19,279 76 18,668 77 or over 18,047”;

(b) for Table 2 (together with the headings to the Table) substitute— “Table 2 Amount of lump sum payment to dependant Age of person with mesothelioma at Payment death £ 37 or under 60,446 38 59,148 39 57,851 40 56,554 41 55,258 42 53,962 43 52,720 44 51,468 45 50,236 46 48,996 47 47,758 48 46,237 49 44,710 50 43,190 51 41,673 52 40,150 3Document Generated: 2025-04-01

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Age of person with mesothelioma at Payment death £ 53 38,903 54 37,668 55 36,427 56 35,178 57 33,941 58 30,509 59 27,063 60 23,628 61 20,187 62 16,743 63 15,760 64 14,785 65 13,784 66 12,800 67 or over 10,007”.

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions Stephen Timms Minister of State 12th March 2025 Department for Work and Pensions 4Document Generated: 2025-04-01

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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 specifying 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 1.7 per cent in each case, rounded up or down to the nearest £1 as appropriate.

The amendments made by these Regulations will apply in respect of a claim— • by a person who was first diagnosed with diffuse mesothelioma on or after 1st April 2025, • made on or after 1st April 2025 by a person with diffuse mesothelioma where the date of the diagnosis is unknown, or • by a dependant of a person who died on or after 1st April 2025 and who, immediately before their death, had diffuse mesothelioma.

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.

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