The Pneumoconiosis etc. (Workers' Compensation) (Payment of Claims) (Amendment) Regulations 2004

JurisdictionUK Non-devolved
CitationSI 2004/726
Year2004

2004 No. 726

SOCIAL SECURITY

The Pneumoconiosis etc. (Workers' Compensation) (Payment of Claims) (Amendment) Regulations 2004

Made 11th March 2004

Coming into force 1st April 2004

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 2004 and shall come into force on 1st April 2004.

(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 £2,068 there shall be substituted the amount £2,180;

(c) in regulation 6(1) (payment where pneumoconiosis is accompanied by tuberculosis), for the amount £4,278 (in both places) there shall be substituted the amount £4,509.

Des Browne

Minister of State,

Department for Work and Pensions

11th March 2004

SCHEDULE

Regulation 2(a)

SCHEDULE

SCHEDULE

Regulations 3, 4, 5 and 6

TABLE 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).

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

(3) The age of the disabled person is his age determined in accordance with regulation 3(2) or 3(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

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

25236

45066

52876

54378

55880

57081

58284

59485

60687

61889

38

24514

43261

51282

53118

54676

55880

57081

58284

59485

60687

39

23792

41458

49691

51854

53477

54676

55880

57081

58284

59485

40

23073

39655

48099

50591

52273

53477

54676

55880

57081

58284

41

22351

37854

46507

49328

51074

52273

53477

54676

55880

57081

42

21627

36052

44914

48071

49871

51074

52273

53477

54676

55880

43

20550

33948

43322

47107

49032

50473

51673

52876

54078

55280

44

19467

31845

41728

46146

48189

49871

51074

52273

53477

54676

45

18388

29742

40137

45184

47350

49269

50473

51673

52876

54078

46

17305

27640

38546

44224

46507

48670

49871

51074

52273

53477

47

16225

25536

36952

43261

45666

48071

49269

50473

51673

52876

48

15291

24694

35693

41339

44224

46383

47589

48790

49989

51194

49

14361

23855

34430

39416

42784

44703

45905

47107

48311

49513

50

13429

23013

33192

37494

41339

43020

44224

45425

46625

47827

51

12499

22172

31904

35570

39897

41339

42553

43740

44945

46146

52

11567

21331

30644

33648

38454

39655

40860

42060

43261

44462

53

10694

19830

28720

31966

37012

38454

39655

40860

42060

43261

54

9823

18328

26797

30286

35570

37255

38454

39655

40860

42060

55

8953

16824

24878

28600

34127

36052

37255

38454

39655

40860

56

8081

15321

22953

26919

32688

34849

36052

37255

38454

39655

57

7210

13819

21030

25236

31249

33649

34849

36052

37255

38454

58

6640

12559

18779

22650

28119

30344

31635

32899

34127

35331

59

6068

11295

16523

20069

24994

27038

28420

29742

31004

32204

60

5500

10033

14270

17484

21874

23734

25204

26589

27881

29083

61

4926

8772

12018

14900

18747

20430

21990

23434

24756

25957

62

4356

7511

9764

12317

15624

17125

18779

20279

21627

22832

63

4055

6789

8772

11013

13897

15380

16945

18388

19707

20909

64

3761

6068

7780

9703

12167

13640

15113

16494

17784

18985

65

3456

5347

6789

8400

10441

11896

13278

14602

15864

17065

66

3156

4629

5798

7088

8714

10154

11447

12707

13941

15142

67

2855

3905

4805

5783

6986

8414

9614

10816

12018

13219

68

2777

3783

4641

5543

6747

8081

9238

10485

11640

12828

69

2704

3665

4478

5304

6506

7752

8865

10154

11268

12436

70

2629

3546

4310

5062

6265

7419

8488

9823

10890

12048

71

2555

3423

4146

4820

6023

7088

8113

9495

10516

11659

72

2479

3306

3981

4583

5783

6761

7735

9163

10137

11268

73

2418

3247

3921

4492

5693

6610

7586

8924

9839

10936

74

2359

3184

3861

4402

5605

6458

7437

8684

9540

10598

75

2300

3126

3802

4310

5511

6309

7285

8441

9238

10273

76

2239

3062

3739

4222

5422

6161

7137

8203

8936

9946

77 and over

2180

3003

3681

4130

5332

6009

6986

7965

8638

9614

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

45066

61889

38

43261

60687

39

41458

59485

40

39655

58284

41

37854

57081

42

36052

55880

43

33948

55280

44

31845

54676

45

29742

54078

46

27640

53477

47

25536

52876

48

24694

51194

49

23855

49513

50

23013

47827

51

22172

46146

52

21331

44462

53

19830

43261

54

18328

42060

55

16824

40860

56

15321

39655

57

13819

38454

58

12559

35331

59

11295

32204

60

10033

29083

61

8772

25957

62

7511

22832

63

6789

20909

64

6068

18985

65

5347

17065

66

4629

15142

67

3905

13219

68

3783

12828

69

3665

12436

70

3546

12048

71

3423

11659

72

3306

11268

73

3247

10936

74

3184

10598

75

3126

10273

76

3062

9946

77 and over

3003

9614

TABLE 2

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

(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 first 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 preceding death

Percentage assessment for the relevant period

10% or less

11%–20%

21%–30%

31%–49%

50% and over

£

£

£

£

£

37 and under

11867

23136

26436

27341

28091

38

11507

22113

25537

26436

27399

39

11148

21091

24636

25536

26708

40

10783

20069

23734

24636

26017

41

10424

19049

22832

23734

25327

42

10067

18030

21931

22832

24636

43

9416

16705

21120

22021

23976

44

8772

15380

20306

21211

23307

45

8127

14059

19498

20400

22650

46

7480

12735

18617

19586

21990

47

6834

11414

17878

18779

21331

48

6340

11054

17277

18147

20519

49

5842

10694

16673

17516

19707

50

5347

10333

16075

16883

18896

51

4853

9973

15473

16254

18087

52

4356

9614

14873

15624

17277

53

4130

8772

13732

14751

16612

54

3905

7930

12588

13880

15953

55

3681

7088

11447

13010

15291

56

3456

6248

10305

12140

14628

57

3228

5409

9163

11268

13969

58

3019

4805

7858

9736

12140

59

2806

4205

6551

8203

10305

60

2599

3606

5242

6670

8473

61

2390

3003

3937

5138

6640

62

2180

2405

2629

3606

4805

63

2180

2359

2540

3318

4282

64

2180

2312

2447

3034

3761

65

2180

2270

2359

2748

3228

66

2180

2225

2270

2464

2704

67 and over

2180

2180

2180

2180

2180

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 SCHEME MADE OR HAVING EFFECT AS IF MADE UNDER ANY CORRESPONDING PROVISION OF THE FORMER OLD CASES ACTS WAS PAYABLE, 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 preceding death

Extent of incapacity for the relevant period

Partial

Total

£

£

37 and under

23136

28091

38

22113

27399

39

21091

26708

40

20069

26017

41

19049

25327

42

18030

24636

43

16705

23976

44

15380

23307

45

14059

22650

46

12735

21990

47

11414

21331

48

11054

20519

49

10694

19707

50

10333

18896

51

9973

18087

52

9614

17277

53

8772

16612

54

7930

15953

55

7088

15291

56

6248

14628

57

5409

13969

58

4805

12140

59

4205

10305

60

3606

8473

61

3003

6640

62

2405

4805

63

2359

4282

64

2312

3761

65

2270

3228

66

2225

2704

67 and over

2180

2180

PART C

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