The Pneumoconiosis etc. (Workers'' Compensation) (Payment of Claims) (Amendment) Regulations 2007

JurisdictionUK Non-devolved
CitationSI 2007/716
Year2007

2007 No. 716

Social security

The Pneumoconiosis etc. (Workers’ Compensation) (Payment of Claims) (Amendment) Regulations 2007

Made 6th March 2007

Coming into force 1st April 2007

The Secretary of State makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 1(1), (2) and (4) and 7 of the Pneumoconiosis etc. (Workers’ Compensation) Act 19791.

In accordance with section 7(3) of that Act, a draft of this instrument was laid before Parliament and 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 2007 and shall come into force on the 1st April 2007.

(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 Regulations

Amendment of Regulations

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

(a) for the Schedule to those Regulations substitute 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 “£2,309” substitute the amount “£2,392”;

(c) in regulation 6(1) (payment where pneumoconiosis is accompanied by tuberculosis), for the amount “£4,775” (in both places) substitute the amount “£4,947”.

Jim Murphy

Minister of State,

Department for Work and Pensions

6th March 2007

SCHEDULE

Regulation 2(a)

SCHEDULE

“TABLE 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).

The relevant period is the period specified in regulation 3(2) or (3) or, in the case of a disabled person to whom regulation 6 applies, the first period specified in regulation 6(1)(b).

The age of the disabled person is his age determined in accordance with regulation 3(2) or (3) or, in the case of a disabled person to whom regulation 6 applies, 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 of the table prescribes payments to disabled persons to whom Disablement Benefit is payable under section 108 of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 19923, or under any corresponding provision of the former Industrial Injuries Acts4, or would be payable but for the disablement amounting to less than the appropriate percentage.

Part B of the table prescribes payments to disabled persons to whom an allowance is payable under a scheme made or having effect as if made under paragraph 4 of Schedule 8 to the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992, or under any corresponding provision of the former Old Cases Acts5.

PART A

Age of

Percentage assessment for the relevant period

disabled

10%

11% -

21%-

31%-

41%-

51%-

61%-

71%-

81%-

91%-

person

or less

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%

£

£

£

£

£

£

£

£

£

£

37 and under

27682

49435

58002

59651

61298

62616

63935

65252

66571

67890

38

26891

47455

56254

58268

59977

61298

62616

63935

65252

66571

39

26099

45477

54508

56881

58662

59977

61298

62616

63935

65252

40

25310

43499

52762

55496

57341

58662

59977

61298

62616

63935

41

24518

41524

51016

54110

56026

57341

58662

59977

61298

62616

42

23723

39548

49268

52732

54706

56026

57341

58662

59977

61298

43

22542

37239

47522

51674

53786

55367

56683

58002

59321

60640

44

21354

34932

45774

50621

52861

54706

56026

57341

58662

59977

45

20171

32626

44028

49565

51941

54046

55367

56683

58002

59321

46

18982

30320

42283

48512

51016

53389

54706

56026

57341

58662

47

17798

28012

40535

47455

50094

52732

54046

55367

56683

58002

48

16774

27089

39153

45348

48512

50880

52203

53520

54836

56158

49

15753

26168

37768

43238

46932

49037

50356

51674

52995

54314

50

14731

25244

36410

41129

45348

47191

48512

49829

51145

52464

51

13710

24321

34997

39019

43765

45348

46679

47981

49302

50621

52

12689

23399

33615

36910

42182

43499

44822

46138

47455

48772

53

11731

21753

31504

35065

40600

42182

43499

44822

46138

47455

54

10776

20105

29395

33223

39019

40867

42182

43499

44822

46138

55

9822

18456

27290

31373

37436

39548

40867

42182

43499

44822

56

8865

16807

25179

29528

35857

38227

39548

40867

42182

43499

57

7910

15158

23069

27682

34279

36911

38227

39548

40867

42182

58

7284

13776

20600

24846

30846

33286

34703

36089

37436

38756

59

6656

12390

18125

22015

27417

29659

31175

32626

34010

35326

60

6034

11006

15653

19179

23995

26035

27647

29167

30584

31903

61

5404

9623

13184

16345

20564

22410

24122

25706

27156

28474

62

4778

8239

10711

13511

17138

18785

20600

22246

23723

25046

63

4448

7447

9623

12080

15245

16871

18588

20171

21618

22936

64

4126

6656

8534

10644

13346

14963

16579

18093

19508

20826

65

3791

5866

7447

9214

11454

13050

14566

16018

17402

18720

66

3462

5077

6360

7776

9559

11139

12557

13939

15292

16610

67

3132

4284

5271

6343

7664

9230

10546

11864

13184

14501

68

3046

4149

5091

6081

7401

8865

10133

11502

12769

14072

69

2966

4021

4912

5818

7137

8503

9725

11139

12360

13642

70

2883

3890

4728

5553

6872

8138

9311

10776

11946

13216

71

2803

3755

4548

5287

6607

7776

8900

10415

11536

12789

72

2720

3626

4367

5027

6343

7417

8485

10051

11120

12360

73

2652

3562

4302

4927

6244

7251

8321

9790

10793

11996

74

2588

3493

4236

4828

6149

7084

8159

9526

10465

11626

75

2523

3429

4171

4728

6045

6921

7991

9260

10133

11269

76

2456

3359

4102

4631

5948

6758

7829

8998

9802

10910

77 and over

2392

3294

4038

4530

5849

6591

7664

8737

9476

10546

PART B

Age of disabled person

Extent of incapacity for the relevant period

Partial

Total

£

£

37 and under

49435

67890

38

47455

66571

39

45477

65252

40

43499

63935

41

41524

62616

42

39548

61298

43

37239

60640

44

34932

59977

45

32626

59321

46

30320

58662

47

28012

58002

48

27089

56158

49

26168

54314

50

25244

52464

51

24321

50621

52

23399

48772

53

21753

47455

54

20105

46138

55

18456

44822

56

16807

43499

57

15158

42182

58

13776

38756

59

12390

35326

60

11006

31903

61

9623

28474

62

8239

25046

63

7447

22936

64

6656

20826

65

5866

18720

66

5077

16610

67

4284

14501

68

4149

14072

69

4021

13642

70

3890

13216

71

3755

12789

72

3626

12360

73

3562

11996

74

3493

11626

75

3429

11269

76

3359

10910

77 and over

3294

10546

TABLE 2

This table is for the determination of payments to dependants of deceased sufferers under regulation 4(2) or (6).

The relevant period is the period specified in regulation 3(2) or (3) or, in the case of a disabled person to whom regulation 6 applies, the first period specified in regulation 6(1)(b).

Parts A and B of the table prescribe payments to dependants of disabled persons who died as a result of a disease other than diffuse mesothelioma.

Part C of the table prescribes payments to dependants of disabled persons who died as a result of diffuse mesothelioma.

Part A of the table prescribes payments to—

dependants to whom death benefit under section 108 of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 is payable;

dependants of a person to whom disablement benefit under that section or under any corresponding provision of the former Industrial Injuries Acts was payable immediately before he died;

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.

Part B of the table prescribes payments to—

dependants to whom death benefit has been paid under a scheme made or having effect as if made under paragraph 4 of Schedule 8 to the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992;

dependants of persons to whom an allowance was payable under such a scheme or under a scheme made or having effect as if made under any corresponding provision of the former Old Cases Acts.

PART A

Age of disabled

Percentage assessment for the relevant period

person at his

10% or less

11%-20%

21%-30%

31%-49%

50% and over

last birthday

£

£

£

£

£

preceding death

37 and under

13018

25379

29000

29992

30815

38

12623

24257

28013

29000

30055

39

12229

23136

27025

28012

29298

40

11828

22015

26035

27025

28540

41

11435

20896

25046

26035

27782

42

11043

19778

24057

25046

27025

43

10329

18325

23168

24156

26300

44

9623

16871

22274

23268

25567

45

8915

15422

21388

22377

24846

46

8205

13970

20422

21485

24122

47

7497

12521

19611

20600

23399

48

6955

12126

18953

19907

22508

49

6408

11731

18290

19214

21618

50

5866

11334

17633

18519

20728

51

5323

10940

16974

17830

19841

52

4778

10546

16315

17138

18953

53

4530

9623

15064

16181

18223

54

4284

8699

13808

15225

17500

55

4038

7776

12557

14271

16774

56

3791

6854

11304

13317

16046

57

3541

5934

10051

12360

15323

58

3312

5271

8620

10680

13317

59

3078

4612

7186

8998

11304

60

2851

3956

5751

7317

9295

61

2622

3294

4319

5636

7284

62

2392

2639

2883

3956

5271

63

2392

2588

2787

3640

4697

64

2392

2537

2684

3328

4126

65

2392

2490

2588

3014

3541

66

2392

2441

2490

2702

2966

67 and over

2392

2392

2392

2392

2392

PART B

Age of disabled person at his last

Extent of incapacity for the relevant period

birthday preceding death

Partial

Total

£

£

37 and under

25379

30815

38

24257

30055

39

23136

29298

40

22015

28540

41

20896

27782

42

19778

27025

43

18325

26300

44

16871

25567

45

15422

24846

46

13970

24122

47

12521

23399

48

12126

22508

49

11731

21618

50

11334

20728

51

10940

19841

52

10546

18953

53

9623

18223

54

8699

17500

55

7776

16774

56

6854

16046

57

5934

15323

58

5271

13317

59

4612

11304

60

3956

9295

61

3294

72...

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