Pneumoconiosis etc. (Workers' Compensation) (Payment of Claims) Amendment Regulations 1998

JurisdictionUK Non-devolved
CitationSI 1998/1840
Year1998

1998 No. 1840

SOCIAL SECURITY

The Pneumoconiosis etc. (Workers’ Compensation) (Payment of Claims) Amendment Regulations 1998

Made 25th July 1998

Coming into force 1st September 1998

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 19791and 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:—

S-1 Citation, commencement and application

Citation, commencement and application

1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Pneumoconiosis etc. (Workers’ Compensation) (Payment of Claims) Amendment Regulations 1998 and shall come into force on 1st September 1998.

(2) 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.

S-2 Amendment of the Regulations

Amendment of the Regulations

2. In the Pneumoconiosis etc. (Workers’ Compensation) (Payment of Claims) Regulations 19882

(a) for the Schedule to those Regulations there shall be substituted the Schedule set out in the Schedule to these Regulations;

(b) in regulations 5(1) and 8 (minimum amounts payable to dependant), for the amount £1,852 there shall be substituted the amount £1,943;

(c) in regulation 6(1) (payment where pneumoconiosis is accompanied by tuberculosis), for the amount £3,832 (in both places) there shall be substituted the amount £4,020.

Angela Eagle

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State,

Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions

25th July 1998

SCHEDULE

Regulation 2(a)

SCHEDULE

TABLE 1

SCH-1.1

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).

SCH-1.2

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 period specified in regulation 6(1)(b).

SCH-1.3

3 The age to be taken for the purpose of determining the amount payable to a disabled person is his age on the date specified in regulation 3(2) or 3(3) or, in the case of a disabled person to whom regulation 6 applies, his age on the date specified in 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

22,503

40,187

47,151

48,491

49,830

50,901

51,975

53,045

54,117

55,188

38

21,860

38,578

45,731

47,368

48,757

49,830

50,901

51,975

53,045

54,117

39

21,217

36,970

44,311

46,240

47,688

48,757

49,830

50,901

51,975

53,045

40

20,576

35,362

42,892

45,114

46,614

47,688

48,757

49,830

50,901

51,975

41

19,932

33,756

41,472

43,988

45,544

46,614

47,688

48,757

49,830

50,901

42

19,286

32,149

40,052

42,866

44,472

45,544

46,614

47,688

48,757

49,830

43

18,325

30,273

38,631

42,008

43,724

45,009

46,079

47,151

48,223

49,296

44

17,360

28,397

37,211

41,150

42,972

44,472

45,544

46,614

47.688

48,757

45

16,397

26,522

35,792

40,293

42,223

43,936

45,009

46,079

47,151

48,223

46

15,431

24,648

34,373

39,436

41,472

43,401

44,472

45,544

46,614

47,688

47

14,468

22,772

32,952

38,578

40,722

42,866

43,936

45,009

46,079

47,151

48

13,636

22,020

31,828

36,863

39,436

41,362

42,437

43,507

44,578

45,652

49

12,806

21,272

30,702

35,149

38,152

39,863

40,936

42,008

43,081

44,152

50

11,976

20,522

29,598

33,435

36,863

38,363

39,436

40,507

41,578

42,650

51

11,146

19,772

28,450

31,720

35,578

36,863

37,946

39,005

40,079

41,150

52

10,314

19,021

27,327

30,005

34,291

35,362

36,437

37,506

38,578

39,649

53

9,537

17,683

25,611

28,505

33,005

34,291

35,362

36,437

37,506

38,578

54

8,760

16,343

23,896

27,007

31,720

33,221

34,291

35,362

36,437

37,506

55

7,983

15,003

22,184

25,504

30,433

32,149

33,221

34,291

35,362

36,437

56

7,206

13,662

20,468

24,005

29,149

31,077

32,149

33,221

34,291

35,362

57

6,430

12,323

18,754

22,503

27,866

30,006

31,077

32,149

33,221

34,291

58

5,921

11,200

16,746

20,198

25,074

27,059

28,210

29,337

30,433

31,506

59

5,411

10,072

14,734

17,897

22,288

24,111

25,343

26,522

27,648

28,717

60

4,904

8,947

12,725

15,591

19,505

21,165

22,476

23,710

24,863

25,935

61

4,393

7,822

10,717

13,287

16,718

18,218

19,609

20,897

22,076

23,146

62

3,885

6,698

8,707

10,983

13,933

15,271

16,746

18,084

19,286

20,360

63

3,616

6,054

7,822

9,820

12,392

13,715

15,110

16,397

17,574

18,646

64

3,353

5,411

6,938

8,653

10,850

12,163

13,477

14,708

15,859

16,930

65

3,082

4,768

6,054

7,491

9,310

10,609

11,841

13,021

14,146

15,218

66

2,814

4,128

5,171

6,321

7,771

9,055

10,208

11,332

12,432

13,502

67

2,546

3,482

4,285

5,157

6,229

7,503

8,573

9,645

10,717

11,788

68

2,477

3,374

4,139

4,942

6,017

7,206

8,238

9,350

10,380

11,439

69

2,411

3,268

3,993

4,730

5,802

6,913

7,905

9,055

10,049

11,090

70

2,344

3,162

3,843

4,514

5,586

6,616

7,569

8,760

9,711

10,744

71

2,278

3,053

3,698

4,299

5,371

6,321

7,234

8,467

9,378

10,397

72

2,211

2,948

3,550

4,087

5,157

6,029

6,898

8,172

9,040

10,049

73

2,156

2,896

3,497

4,006

5,076

5,894

6,765

7,958

8,774

9,752

74

2,103

2,839

3,443

3,925

4,998

5,759

6,632

7,743

8,507

9,451

75

2,051

2,787

3,390

3,843

4,915

5,626

6,497

7,528

8,238

9,161

76

1,996

2,731

3,334

3,765

4,835

5,494

6,364

7,315

7,969

8,869

77 and over

1,943

2,678

3,282

3,683

4,755

5,358

6,229

7,102

7,702

8,573

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

40,187

55,188

38

38,578

54,117

39

36,970

53,045

40

35,362

51,975

41

33,756

50,901

42

32,149

49,830

43

30,273

49,296

44

28,397

48,757

45

26,522

48,223

46

24,648

47,688

47

22,772

47,151

48

22,020

45,652

49

21,272

44,152

50

20,522

42,650

51

19,772

41,150

52

19,021

39,649

53

17,683

38,578

54

16,343

37,506

55

15,003

36,437

56

13,662

35,362

57

12,323

34,291

58

11,200

31,506

59

10,072

28,717

60

8,947

25,935

61

7,822

23,146

62

6,698

20,360

63

6,054

18,646

64

5,411

16,930

65

4,768

15,218

66

4,128

13,502

67

3,482

11,788

68

3,374

11,439

69

3,268

11,090

70

3,162

10,744

71

3,053

10,397

72

2,948

10,049

73

2,896

9,752

74

2,839

9,451

75

2,787

9,161

76

2,731

8,869

77 and over

2,678

8,573

TABLE 2

SCH-1.1

1 Table 2 is for the determination of payments to dependants of deceased sufferers who died as a result of the disease under regulation 4(2) or regulation 4(b).

SCH-1.2

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 (Payment where pneumoconiosis is accompanied by tuberculosis), the 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

Percentage assessment for the relevant period

preceding death

10% or less £

11%–20% £

21%–30% £

31%–49% £

50% and over £

37 and under

10,582

20,631

23,575

24,380

25,050

38

10,261

19,719

22,772

23,575

24,432

39

9,941

18,807

21,969

22,772

23,817

40

9,616

17,897

21,165

21,969

23,200

41

9,296

16,986

20,360

21,165

22,584

42

8,977

16,078

19,556

20,360

21,969

43

8,397

14,897

18,833

19,637

21,380

44

7,822

13,715

18,108

18,914

20,783

45

7,248

12,538

17,387

18,191

20,198

46

6,670

11,357

16,601

17,466

19,609

47

6,095

10,179

15,942

16,746

19,021

48

5,654

9,858

15,407

16,182

18,298

49

5,210

9,537

14,868

15,620

17,574

50

4,768

9,215

14,335

15,056

16,851

51

4,327

8,894

13,798

14,494

16,129

52

3,885

8,573

13,262

13,933

15,407

53

3,683

7,822

12,245

13,154

14,814

54

3,482

7,072

11,225

12,378

14,226

55

3,282

6,321

10,208

11,601

13,636

56

3,082

5,572

9,189

10,825

13,045

57

2,879

4,823

8,172

10,049

12,457

58

2,692

4,285

7,007

8,682

10,825

59

2,502

3,750

5,841

7,315

9,189

60

2,318

3,216

4,674

5,947

7,556

61

2,132

2,678

3,510

4,582

5,921

62

1,943

2,144

2,344

3,216

4,285

63

1,943

2,103

2,265

2,959

3,819

64

1,943

2,062

2,182

2,706

3,353

65

1,943

2,024

2,103

2,451

2,879

66

1,943

1,984

2,024

2,197

2,411

67 and over

1,943

1,943

1,943

1,943

1,943

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...

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