The Pneumoconiosis etc. (Workers' Compensation) (Payment of Claims) (Amendment) Regulations 2010

JurisdictionUK Non-devolved
CitationSI 2010/1106
Year2010

2010 No. 1106

Social Security

The Pneumoconiosis etc. (Workers’ Compensation) (Payment of Claims) (Amendment) Regulations 2010

Made 30th March 2010

Coming into force 1st April 2010

The Secretary of State makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 1(1), (2) and (4) and 7(2) 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 2010 and shall come into force on 1st April 2010.

(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 Pneumoconiosis etc. (Workers’ Compensation) (Payment of Claims) Regulations 1988

Amendment of the Pneumoconiosis etc. (Workers’ Compensation) (Payment of Claims) Regulations 1988

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

(a) in regulations 5(1) and 8 (minimum amounts payable to dependant), for “£2,609” substitute “£2,649”;

(b) in regulation 6(1)(a) (payment where pneumoconiosis is accompanied by tuberculosis), for “£5,397” (in both places) substitute “£5,478”; and

(c) for the Schedule to those Regulations substitute the Schedule set out in the Schedule to these Regulations.

William D. McKenzie

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State,

Department for Work and Pensions

30th March 2010

SCHEDULE

Regulation 2(c)

SCHEDULE

SCH-1.1

“1 This table is for the determination of payments to disabled persons under regulation 3 or 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) or, in the case of a disabled person to whom regulation 6 applies, the first period specified in regulation 6(1)(b).

SCH-1.3

3.—(1) 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).

(2) 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.

SCH-1.4

4 Part A of the table prescribes payments to disabled persons to whom disablement benefits are payable under section 108 of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 19923or 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.

SCH-1.5

5 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 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

30,653

54,740

64,226

66,052

67,876

69,336

70,795

72,255

73,714

75,176

38

29,777

52,548

62,291

64,521

66,413

67,876

69,336

70,795

72,255

73,714

39

28,900

50,358

60,358

62,985

64,958

66,222

67,876

69,336

70,795

72,255

40

28,026

48,167

58,424

61,451

63,494

64,957

66,413

67,876

69,336

70,796

41

27,149

45,981

56,491

59,916

62,039

63,494

64,957

66,413

67,876

69,336

42

26,269

43,792

54,555

58,391

60,577

62,039

63,494

64,957

66,413

67,876

43

24,961

41,235

52,622

57,220

59,558

61,309

62,766

64,226

65,687

67,147

44

23,645

38,681

50,686

56,053

58,534

60,577

62,039

63,494

64,957

66,413

45

22,336

36,127

48,752

54,884

57,515

59,845

61,309

62,766

64,226

65,687

46

21,019

33,574

46,821

53,718

56,491

59,119

60,577

62,039

63,494

64,957

47

19,708

31,018

44,885

52,548

55,470

58,391

59,845

61,309

62,766

64,226

48

18,575

29,996

43,355

50,214

53,718

56,341

57,805

59,264

60,720

62,185

49

17,444

28,976

41,821

47,878

51,968

54,299

55,760

57,220

58,682

60,143

50

16,312

27,953

40,317

45,543

50,214

52,255

53,718

55,176

56,634

58,095

51

15,181

26,931

38,753

43,207

48,461

50,214

51,688

53,130

54,593

56,053

52

14,051

25,910

37,222

40,871

46,708

48,167

49,632

51,089

52,548

54,006

53

12,990

24,087

34,885

38,828

44,957

46,708

48,167

49,632

51,089

52,548

54

11,932

22,263

32,549

36,789

43,207

45,253

46,708

48,167

49,632

51,089

55

10,876

20,437

30,219

34,739

41,453

43,792

45,253

46,708

48,167

49,632

56

9,816

18,611

27,881

32,697

39,705

42,330

43,792

45,253

46,708

48,167

57

8,758

16,785

25,545

30,653

37,958

40,872

42,330

43,792

45,253

46,708

58

8,065

15,254

22,811

27,513

34,156

36,858

38,427

39,962

41,454

42,915

59

7,370

13,720

20,070

24,377

30,360

32,841

34,520

36,127

37,660

39,117

60

6,682

12,187

17,333

21,237

26,570

28,829

30,613

32,297

33,866

35,327

61

5,983

10,655

14,599

18,099

22,771

24,815

26,711

28,465

30,070

31,530

62

5,291

9,123

11,860

14,961

18,977

20,800

22,811

24,633

26,269

27,734

63

4,926

8,246

10,655

13,377

16,881

18,681

20,583

22,336

23,938

25,397

64

4,569

7,370

9,450

11,786

14,778

16,569

18,358

20,035

21,601

23,061

65

4,198

6,496

8,246

10,203

12,683

14,451

16,129

17,737

19,270

20,729

66

3,834

5,622

7,042

8,610

10,584

12,334

13,904

15,435

16,933

18,393

67

3,468

4,744

5,836

7,024

8,486

10,220

11,678

13,137

14,599

16,057

68

3,373

4,594

5,637

6,734

8,195

9,816

11,221

12,736

14,139

15,582

69

3,285

4,453

5,439

6,442

7,903

9,415

10,768

12,334

13,686

15,106

70

3,192

4,308

5,235

6,149

7,609

9,011

10,310

11,932

13,227

14,634

71

3,104

4,158

5,036

5,855

7,316

8,610

9,855

11,532

12,774

14,161

72

3,012

4,015

4,835

5,566

7,024

8,213

9,396

11,129

12,313

13,686

73

2,936

3,944

4,763

5,456

6,914

8,029

9,214

10,840

11,952

13,283

74

2,865

3,868

4,690

5,346

6,809

7,844

9,035

10,548

11,588

12,873

75

2,793

3,797

4,618

5,235

6,694

7,663

8,849

10,254

11,221

12,478

76

2,719

3,720

4,542

5,128

6,586

7,484

8,669

9,963

10,853

12,081

77 and over

2,649

3,648

4,471

5,016

6,477

7,298

8,486

9,675

10,493

11,678

Part B

Age of disabled person

Extent of incapacity for the relevant period

Partial

£

Total

£

37 and under

54,740

75,176

38

52,548

73,714

39

50,358

72,255

40

48,167

70,796

41

45,981

69,336

42

43,792

67,876

43

41,235

67,147

44

38,681

66,413

45

36,127

65,687

46

33,574

64,957

47

31,018

64,226

48

29,996

62,185

49

28,976

60,143

50

27,953

58,095

51

26,931

56,053

52

25,910

54,006

53

24,087

52,548

54

22,263

51,089

55

20,437

49,632

56

18,611

48,167

57

16,785

46,708

58

15,254

42,915

59

13,720

39,117

60

12,187

35,327

61

10,655

31,530

62

9,123

27,734

63

8,246

25,397

64

7,370

23,061

65

6,496

20,729

66

5,622

18,393

67

4,744

16,057

68

4,594

15,582

69

4,453

15,106

70

4,308

14,634

71

4,158

14,161

72

4,015

13,686

73

3,944

13,283

74

3,868

12,873

75

3,797

12,478

76

3,720

12,081

77 and over

3,648

11,678

SCH-1.1

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

SCH-1.2

2 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).

SCH-1.3

3.—(1) 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.

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

SCH-1.4

4 Part A of the table prescribes payments to—

(a) dependants to whom death benefit under section 108 of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 19926is payable;

(b) 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 that person died; and

(c) dependants of a person to whom disablement benefit would have been payable immediately before that person died but for the occurrence of one of the circumstances listed in regulation 5(1)(a)(iii), or but for the person’s disablement amounting to less than the appropriate percentage.

SCH-1.5

5 Part B of the table prescribes payments to—

(a) 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; and

(b) 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 person at their 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

19,415

33,102

37,113

38,211

39,122

38

18,978

31,860

36,019

37,113

38,281

39

18,541

30,619

34,925

36,018

37,442

40

18,098

29,377

33,829

34,925

36,603

41

17,662

28,138

32,734

33,829

35,764

42

17,228

26,901

31,639

32,734

34,925

43

16,437

25,292

30,654

31,748

34,122

44

15,655

23,681

29,665

30,765

33,310

45

14,872

22,077

28,683

29,778

32,513

46

14,085

20,470

27,613

28,791

31,711

47

13,302

18,865

26,716

27,811

30,910

48

12,702

18,427

25,987

27,044

29,923

49

12,096

17,990

25,252

26,276

28,938

50

11,496

17,550

24,526

25,506

27,952

51

10,894

17,114

23,796

24,744

26,971

52

10,291

16,678

23,066

23,977

25,987

53

10,016

15,655

21,681

22,918

25,178

54

9,744

14,632

20,290

21,859

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