The Pneumoconiosis etc. (Workers' Compensation) (Payment of Claims) (Amendment) Regulations 2006

JurisdictionUK Non-devolved
CitationSI 2006/829
Year2006

2006 No. 829

SOCIAL SECURITY

The Pneumoconiosis etc. (Workers' Compensation) (Payment of Claims) (Amendment) Regulations 2006

Made 15th March 2006

Coming into force 1st April 2006

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 2006 and shall come into force on 1st April 2006.

(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 “£2,248” substitute the amount “£2,309”; and

(c) in regulation 6(1) (payment where pneumoconiosis is accompanied by tuberculosis), for the amount “£4,649” (in both places) substitute the amount “£4,775”.

Margaret Hodge

Minister of State,

Department for Work and Pensions

15th March 2006

SCHEDULE

Regulation 2(a)

SCHEDULE

SCHEDULE

Regulations 3,4,5 and 6

TABLE 1

SCH-1.1

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).

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 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

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

26720

47718

55987

57578

59168

60440

61713

62985

64257

65531

38

25956

45806

54300

56244

57893

59168

60440

61713

62985

64257

39

25192

43897

52614

54904

56624

57893

59168

60440

61713

62985

40

24430

41988

50929

53567

55348

56624

57893

59168

60440

61713

41

23666

40081

49244

52230

54079

55348

56624

57893

59168

60440

42

22899

38174

47556

50899

52805

54079

55348

56624

57893

59168

43

21759

35945

45871

49878

51917

53443

54713

55987

57259

58533

44

20612

33718

44184

48862

51024

52805

54079

55348

56624

57893

45

19470

31492

42498

47843

50136

52167

53443

54713

55987

57259

46

18323

29266

40814

46826

49244

51534

52805

54079

55348

56624

47

17180

27039

39127

45806

48353

50899

52167

53443

54713

55987

48

16191

26147

37793

43772

46826

49112

50389

51660

52931

54206

49

15206

25259

36455

41735

45301

47333

48606

49878

51154

52426

50

14219

24367

35145

39700

43772

45552

46826

48097

49368

50641

51

13234

23476

33781

37663

42245

43772

45057

46314

47589

48862

52

12248

22586

32447

35628

40716

41988

43264

44535

45806

47078

53

11324

20997

30409

33847

39189

40716

41988

43264

44535

45806

54

10401

19406

28374

32068

37663

39447

40716

41988

43264

44535

55

9480

17814

26342

30283

36135

38174

39447

40716

41988

43264

56

8557

16222

24304

28502

34611

36899

38174

39447

40716

41988

57

7635

14632

22267

26720

33088

35629

36899

38174

39447

40716

58

7031

13298

19884

23983

29774

32130

33497

34835

36135

37410

59

6425

11959

17495

21250

26465

28629

30092

31492

32828

34098

60

5824

10623

15109

18513

23161

25131

26687

28153

29521

30795

61

5216

9288

12726

15777

19850

21632

23284

24812

26212

27485

62

4612

7953

10339

13042

16543

18133

19884

21473

22899

24176

63

4294

7188

9288

11661

14715

16285

17942

19470

20867

22139

64

3983

6425

8238

10274

12883

14443

16003

17464

18830

20102

65

3659

5662

7188

8894

11056

12596

14060

15461

16798

18069

66

3342

4901

6139

7505

9227

10752

12121

13455

14761

16032

67

3023

4135

5088

6123

7397

8909

10180

11452

12726

13997

68

2940

4005

4914

5869

7144

8557

9781

11102

12325

13583

69

2863

3881

4742

5616

6889

8208

9387

10752

11931

13168

70

2783

3755

4564

5360

6633

7856

8987

10401

11531

12756

71

2705

3624

4390

5103

6378

7505

8591

10053

11135

12345

72

2625

3500

4215

4853

6123

7159

8190

9702

10733

11931

73

2560

3438

4152

4756

6027

6999

8032

9449

10418

11579

74

2498

3372

4088

4661

5935

6838

7875

9195

10102

11222

75

2435

3310

4026

4564

5835

6681

7714

8938

9781

10877

76

2370

3242

3959

4471

5741

6524

7557

8685

9462

10531

77 and over

2309

3180

3897

4373

5645

6362

7397

8434

9146

10180

PART B

PAYMENTS TO DISABLED PERSONS TO WHOM IS PAYABLE AN ALLOWANCE 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 ACT

Age of disabled person

Extent of incapacity for the relevant period

Partial

Total

£

£

37 and under

47718

65531

38

45806

64257

39

43897

62985

40

41988

61713

41

40081

60440

42

38174

59168

43

35945

58533

44

33718

57893

45

31492

57259

46

29266

56624

47

27039

55987

48

26147

54206

49

25259

52426

50

24367

50641

51

23476

48862

52

22586

47078

53

20997

45806

54

19406

44535

55

17814

43264

56

16222

41988

57

14632

40716

58

13298

37410

59

11959

34098

60

10623

30795

61

9288

27485

62

7953

24176

63

7188

22139

64

6425

20102

65

5662

18069

66

4901

16032

67

4135

13997

68

4005

13583

69

3881

13168

70

3755

12756

71

3624

12345

72

3500

11931

73

3438

11579

74

3372

11222

75

3310

10877

76

3242

10531

77 and over

3180

10180

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

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% or over

£

£

£

£

£

37 and under

12565

24497

27992

28950

29744

38

12184

23415

27040

27992

29011

39

11804

22332

26086

27039

28279

40

11417

21250

25131

26086

27548

41

11037

20170

24176

25131

26817

42

10659

19091

23221

24176

26086

43

9970

17688

22363

23317

25386

44

9288

16285

21500

22459

24679

45

8605

14886

20645

21600

23983

46

7920

13485

19712

20738

23284

47

7236

12086

18930

19884

22586

48

6713

11705

18294

19215

21726

49

6186

11324

17654

18547

20867

50

5662

10941

17020

17876

20008

51

5138

10560

16384

17210

19151

52

4612

10180

15748

16543

18294

53

4373

9288

14540

15619

17589

54

4135

8397

13328

14696

16892

55

3897

7505

12121

13775

16191

56

3659

6616

10911

12854

15488

57

3418

5728

9702

11931

14791

58

3197

5088

8321

10309

12854

59

2971

4452

6936

8685

10911

60

2752

3818

5551

7063

8972

61

2531

3180

4169

5440

7031

62

2309

2547

2783

3818

5088

63

2309

2498

2690

3513

4534

64

2309

2448

2591

3212

3983

65

2309

2403

2498

2909

3418

66

2309

2356

2403

2609

2863

67 and over

2309

2309

2309

2309

2309

PART B

PAYMENTS TO DEPENDANTS TO WHOM DEATH BENEFIT 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 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

24497

29744

38

23415

29011

39

22332

28279

40

21250

27548

41

20170

26817

42

19091

26086

43

17688

25386

44

16285

24679

45

14886

23983

46

13485

23284

47

12086

22586

48

11705

21726

49

11324

20867

50

10941

20008

51

10560

19151

52

10180

18294

53

9288

17589

54

8397

16892

55

7505

16191

56

6616

15488

57

5728

14791

58

5088

12854

59

4452

10911

60

3818

8972

61

3180

7031

62

2547

5088

63

2498

4534

64

2448

3983

65

2403

3418

66

2356

2863

67 and over

2309

2309

PART C

PAYMENTS TO DEPENDANTS OF PERSONS WHO DIED AS A RESULT...

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