The Pneumoconiosis etc. (Workers' Compensation) (Payment of Claims) (Amendment) Regulations 2018

JurisdictionUK Non-devolved
CitationSI 2018/316
Year2018

2018 No. 316

Social Security

The Pneumoconiosis etc. (Workers’ Compensation) (Payment of Claims) (Amendment) Regulations 2018

Made 6th March 2018

Coming into force 1st April 2018

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

In accordance with section 7(3)2of the Pneumoconiosis etc. (Workers’ Compensation) Act 1979, 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 2018 and come into force on 1st April 2018.

(2) These Regulations apply only 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 1st April 2018.

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.—(1) The Pneumoconiosis etc. (Workers’ Compensation) (Payment of Claims) Regulations 19883are amended as follows;

(2) In the proviso to regulation 5(1) (payment where death results from diffuse mesothelioma) for “£3,082” substitute “£3,174”.

(3) In regulation 6(1)(a) (payment where pneumoconiosis is accompanied by tuberculosis) for “£6,375” (in both places) substitute “£6,566”.

(4) In regulation 8 (minimum amount payable to dependant) for “£3,082” substitute “£3,174”.

(5) In the Schedule—

(a)

(a) in the part headed “TABLE 1”, for the table after the preamble substitute—

“Age of

disabled

person

Percentage assessment for the relevant period

10%

or under

£

11%

-20%

£

21%

-30%

£

31%

-40%

£

41%

-50%

£

51%

-60%

£

61%

-70%

£

71%

-80%

£

81%

-90%

£

91%

-100%

£

37 and under

36,736

65,606

76,974

79,163

81,348

83,097

84,847

86,597

88,345

90,097

38

35,687

62,978

74,655

77,327

79,596

81,348

83,097

84,847

86,597

88,345

39

34,637

60,354

72,338

75,488

77,852

79,367

81,348

83,097

84,847

86,597

40

33,590

57,727

70,020

73,648

76,095

77,849

79,596

81,348

83,097

84,849

41

32,540

55,107

67,705

71,807

74,354

76,095

77,849

79,596

81,348

83,097

42

31,483

52,486

65,384

69,981

72,602

74,354

76,095

77,849

79,596

81,348

43

29,916

49,419

63,067

68,578

71,379

73,479

75,225

76,974

78,725

80,476

44

28,338

46,359

60,745

67,181

70,153

72,602

74,354

76,095

77,849

79,596

45

26,768

43,298

58,429

65,778

68,931

71,723

73,479

75,225

76,974

78,725

46

25,192

40,239

56,113

64,381

67,705

70,855

72,602

74,354

76,095

77,849

47

23,620

37,175

53,793

62,978

66,481

69,981

71,723

73,479

75,225

76,974

48

22,262

35,951

51,960

60,182

64,381

67,525

69,279

71,028

72,772

74,529

49

20,906

34,726

50,122

57,381

62,283

65,077

66,828

68,578

70,329

72,080

50

19,550

33,503

48,319

54,584

60,182

62,628

64,381

66,128

67,875

69,627

51

18,194

32,277

46,445

51,782

58,079

60,182

61,946

63,676

65,430

67,181

52

16,838

31,051

44,610

48,983

55,979

57,727

59,484

61,230

62,978

64,725

53

15,568

28,869

41,809

46,535

53,881

55,979

57,727

59,484

61,230

62,978

54

14,301

26,681

39,010

44,091

51,782

54,235

55,979

57,727

59,484

61,230

55

13,036

24,494

36,217

41,635

49,681

52,486

54,235

55,979

57,727

59,484

56

11,764

22,305

33,414

39,188

47,585

50,732

52,486

54,235

55,979

57,727

57

10,497

20,116

30,617

36,736

45,493

48,984

50,732

52,486

54,235

55,979

58

9,664

18,283

27,339

32,972

40,936

44,175

46,054

47,894

49,682

51,432

59

8,833

16,443

24,054

29,217

36,387

39,360

41,373

43,298

45,135

46,881

60

8,007

14,605

20,774

25,453

31,843

34,552

36,689

38,707

40,589

42,339

61

7,171

12,770

17,497

21,692

27,291

29,740

32,012

34,115

36,039

37,788

62

6,341

10,934

14,215

17,930

22,743

24,929

27,339

29,524

31,483

33,240

63

5,904

9,884

12,770

16,032

20,231

22,389

24,667

26,768

28,689

30,439

64

5,477

8,833

11,327

14,125

17,711

19,857

22,001

24,012

25,888

27,638

65

5,031

7,785

9,884

12,227

15,201

17,319

19,331

21,257

23,095

24,844

66

4,595

6,737

8,440

10,320

12,685

14,781

16,663

18,498

20,294

22,043

67

4,157

5,686

6,995

8,419

10,170

12,250

13,998

15,743

17,497

19,245

68

4,043

5,505

6,757

8,072

9,821

11,764

13,449

15,265

16,945

18,675

69

3,937

5,336

6,520

7,721

9,473

11,285

12,905

14,781

16,404

18,103

70

3,826

5,164

6,275

7,371

9,121

10,799

12,358

14,301

15,853

17,540

71

3,719

4,983

6,036

7,017

8,768

10,320

11,812

13,821

15,310

16,971

72

3,609

4,811

5,795

6,671

8,419

9,844

11,260

13,339

14,758

16,404

73

3,518

4,726

5,709

6,539

8,286

9,623

11,044

12,991

14,325

15,920

74

3,434

4,636

5,620

6,409

8,160

9,401

10,827

12,643

13,886

15,427

75

3,349

4,553

5,534

6,275

8,023

9,185

10,605

12,290

13,449

14,955

76

3,258

4,458

5,444

6,145

7,893

8,969

10,390

11,941

13,007

14,480

77 and over

3,174

4,372

5,360

6,012

7,763

8,746

10,170

11,596

12,575

13,998”;

(b)

(b) in the part headed “TABLE 2”, for the table after the preamble substitute—

Part A

“Age of disabled person on their last birthday before their death

Percentage assessment for the relevant period

10%

or under £

11%-20%

£

21%-30%

£

31%-49%

£

50% or over £

37 and under

23,269

39,673

44,482

45,797

46,888

38

22,744

38,184

43,168

44,482

45,879

39

22,221

36,697

41,856

43,167

44,873

40

21,691

35,207

40,544

41,856

43,868

41

21,168

33,722

39,232

40,544

42,862

42

20,647

32,240

37,919

39,232

41,856

43

19,700

30,313

36,737

38,050

40,894

44

18,762

28,383

35,554

36,871

39,923

45

17,823

26,460

34,375

35,688

38,967

46

16,881

24,534

33,093

34,507

38,005

47

15,941

22,610

32,019

33,331

37,045

48

15,223

22,085

31,145

32,411

35,864

49

14,496

21,560

30,266

31,492

34,680

50

13,776

21,034

29,394

30,568

33,502

51

13,057

20,511

28,520

29,656

32,324

52

12,335

19,988

27,644

28,736

31,145

53

12,004

18,762

25,984

27,467

30,177

54

11,677

17,537

24,317

26,199

29,218

55

11,351

16,312

22,656

24,932

28,256

56

11,023

15,087

20,993

23,665

27,287

57

10,497

13,867

19,331

22,394

26,328

58

9,664

12,987

17,433

20,167

23,665

59

8,833

12,111

15,530

17,932

20,993

60

8,007

11,243

13,623

15,702

18,328

61

7,171

10,365

11,724

13,472

15,658

62

6,341

9,495

9,817

11,243

12,987

63

5,904

9,427

9,691

10,822

12,225

64

5,477

8,833

9,554

10,409

11,468

65

5,031

7,785

9,427

9,992

10,692

66

4,595

6,737

8,440

9,578

9,929

67 and over

3,174

4,372

5,360

6,012

7,763

Part B

Age of disabled person on their last birthday before their death

Payment £

37 and under

46,888

38

45,879

39

44,873

40

43,868

41

42,862

42

41,856

43

40,894

44

39,923

45

38,967

46

38,005

47

37,045

48

35,864

49

34,680

50

33,502

51

32,324

52

31,145

53

30,177

54

29,218

55

28,256

56

27,287

57

26,328

58

23,665

59

20,993

60

18,328

61

15,658

62

12,987

63

12,225

64

11,468

65

10,692

66

9,929

67 and over

7,763”.

Sarah Newton

Minister of State

Department for Work and Pensions

6th March 2018

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

Under the Pneumoconiosis etc. (Workers’ Compensation) Act 1979 (c. 41)(“the Act”) lump sum payments may be made to certain persons disabled by a disease to which the Act applies, or to dependants of persons who were so disabled before they died. The diseases to which the Act applies are pneumoconiosis, byssinosis, diffuse mesothelioma, primary carcinoma of the lung (where accompanied by asbestosis or diffuse pleural thickening) and diffuse pleural thickening.

These Regulations amend the Pneumoconiosis etc. (Workers’ Compensation) (Payment of Claims) Regulations 1988 ( S.I. 1988/668) (“the 1988 Regulations”). The amendments made by regulation 2 have the effect of increasing the amounts payable under the 1988 Regulations. The increase in each case is 3 per cent rounded up or down to the nearest £1 as appropriate.

By virtue of regulation 1(2), the amendments made by these Regulations apply only in relation to any case in which a person first fulfils the conditions of entitlement to a payment under the Act on or after 1st April 2018.

A full impact assessment has not been published for this instrument as it has no impact on the private sector or civil society organisations.


(1) 1979 c. 41. Section 1 was amended by section 24 of the Social Security Act 1985 (c. 53).
(2) Section 7(3) was amended by section 58 of the Welfare Reform Act 2007 (c. 5).
(3) S.I. 1988/668. S.I. 1989/552, S.I. 2013/690, S.I. 2015/503 and S.I. 2017/442 are the relevant amending instruments.

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