The Pneumoconiosis etc. (Workers'' Compensation) (Payment of Claims) (Amendment) Regulations 2008

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2008 No. 650

Social Security

The Pneumoconiosis etc. (Workers’ Compensation) (Payment of Claims) (Amendment) Regulations 2008

Made 5th March 2008

Coming into force 1st April 2008

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 2008 and shall come into force on the 1st April 2008.

(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 “£2,392” substitute the amount “£2,485”;

(c) in regulation 6(1)(a) (payment where pneumoconiosis is accompanied by tuberculosis), for the amount “£4,947” (in both places) substitute the amount “£5,140”.

William D McKenzie

Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State,

Department for Work and Pensions

5th March 2008

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 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

28762

51363

60264

61977

63689

65058

66428

67797

69167

70538

38

27940

49306

58448

60540

62316

63689

65058

66428

67797

69167

39

27117

47251

56634

59099

60950

62316

63689

65058

66428

67797

40

26297

45195

54820

57660

59577

60950

62316

63689

65058

66428

41

25474

43143

53006

56220

58211

59577

60950

62316

63689

65058

42

24648

41090

51189

54789

56840

58211

59577

60950

62316

63689

43

23421

38691

49375

53689

55884

57526

58894

60264

61635

63005

44

22187

36294

47559

52595

54923

56840

58211

59577

60950

62316

45

20958

33898

45745

51498

53967

56154

57526

58894

60264

61635

46

19722

31502

43932

50404

53006

55471

56840

58211

59577

60950

47

18492

29104

42116

49306

52048

54789

56154

57526

58894

60264

48

17428

28145

40680

47117

50404

52864

54239

55607

56975

58348

49

16367

27189

39241

44924

48762

50949

52320

53689

55062

56432

50

15306

26229

37830

42733

47117

49032

50404

51772

53140

54510

51

14245

25270

36362

40541

45472

47117

48499

49852

51225

52595

52

13184

24312

34926

38349

43827

45195

46570

47937

49306

50674

53

12189

22601

32733

36433

42183

43827

45195

46570

47937

49306

54

11196

20889

30541

34519

40541

42461

43827

45195

46570

47937

55

10205

19176

28354

32597

38895

41090

42461

43827

45195

46470

56

9211

17462

26161

30680

37255

39718

41090

42461

43827

45195

57

8218

15749

23969

28762

35616

38351

39718

41090

42461

43827

58

7568

14313

21403

25815

32049

34584

36056

37496

38896

40267

59

6916

12873

18832

22874

28486

30816

32391

33898

35336

36704

60

6269

11435

16263

19927

24931

27050

28725

30305

31777

33147

61

5615

9998

13698

16982

21366

23284

25063

26709

28215

29584

62

4964

8560

11129

14038

17806

19518

21403

23114

24648

26023

63

4621

7737

9998

12551

15840

17529

19313

20958

22461

23831

64

4287

6916

8867

11059

13866

15547

17226

18799

20269

21639

65

3939

6095

7737

9573

11901

13559

15134

16643

18081

19450

66

3597

5275

6608

8079

9932

11573

13047

14483

15888

17258

67

3254

4451

5477

6590

7963

9590

10957

12327

13698

15067

68

3165

4311

5290

6318

7690

9211

10528

11951

13267

14621

69

3082

4178

5104

6045

7415

8835

10104

11573

12842

14174

70

2995

4042

4912

5770

7140

8455

9674

11196

12412

13731

71

2912

3901

4725

5493

6865

8079

9247

10821

11986

13288

72

2826

3767

4537

5223

6590

7706

8816

10443

11554

12842

73

2755

3701

4470

5119

6488

7534

8646

10172

11214

12464

74

2689

3629

4401

5016

6389

7360

8477

9898

10873

12079

75

2621

3363

4334

4912

6281

7191

8303

9621

10528

11708

76

2552

3490

4262

4812

6180

7022

8134

9349

10184

11335

77 and over

2485

3422

4195

4707

6077

6848

7963

9078

9846

10957

PART B

Age of disabled person

Extent of incapacity for the relevant period

Partial

Total

£

£

37 and under

51363

70538

38

49306

69167

39

47251

67797

40

45195

66428

41

43143

65058

42

41090

63689

43

38691

63005

44

36294

62316

45

33898

61635

46

31502

60950

47

29104

60264

48

28145

58348

49

27189

56432

50

26229

54510

51

25270

52595

52

24312

50674

53

22601

49306

54

20889

47937

55

19176

46570

56

17462

45195

57

15749

43827

58

14313

40267

59

12873

36704

60

11435

33147

61

9998

29584

62

8560

26023

63

7737

23831

64

6916

21639

65

6095

19450

66

5275

17258

67

4451

15067

68

4311

14621

69

4178

14174

70

4042

13731

71

3901

13288

72

3767

12842

73

3701

12464

74

3629

12079

75

3563

11708

76

3490

11335

77 and over

3422

10957

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 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

13526

26369

30131

31162

32017

38

13115

25203

29106

30131

31227

39

12706

24038

28079

29104

30441

40

12289

22874

27050

28079

29653

41

11881

21711

26023

27050

28865

42

11474

20549

24995

26023

28079

43

10732

19040

24072

25098

27326

44

9998

17529

23143

24175

26564

45

9263

16023

22222

23250

25815

46

8525

14515

21218

22323

25063

47

7789

13009

20376

21403

24312

48

7226

12599

19692

20683

23386

49

6658

12189

19003

19963

22461

50

6095

11776

18321

19241

21536

51

5531

11367

17636

18525

20615

52

4964

10957

16951

17806

19692

53

4707

9998

15651

16812

18934

54

4451

9038

14347

15819

18183

55

4195

8079

13047

14828

17428

56

3939

7121

11745

13836

16672

57

3679

6165

10443

12842

15921

58

3441

5477

8956

11097

13836

59

3198

4792

7466

9349

11745

60

2962

4110

5975

7602

9658

61

2724

3422

4487

5856

7568

62

2485

2742

2995

4110

5477

63

2485

2689

2896

3782

4880

64

2485

2636

2789

3458

4287

65

2485

2587

2689

3132

3679

66

2485

2536

2587

2807

3082

67 and over

2485

2485

2485

2485

2485

PART B

Age of disabled person at his last birthday preceding death

Extent of incapacity for the relevant period

Partial

Total

£

£

37 and under

26369

32017

38

25203

31227

39

24038

30441

40

22874

29653

41

21711

28865

42

20549

28079

43

19040

27326

44

17529

26564

45

16023

25815

46

14515

25063

47

13009

24312

48

12599

23386

49

12189

22461

50

11776

21536

51

11367

20615

52

10957

19692

53

9998

18934

54

9038

18183

55

8079

17428

56

7121

16672

57

6165

15921

58

5477

13836

59

4792

11745

60

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