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2019 No. 412

Social Security

The Pneumoconiosis etc. (Workers’ Compensation) (Payment of Claims) (Amendment) Regulations 2019

Made

21st February 2019

Coming into force

1st April 2019

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 1979( 1 ).

In accordance with section 7(3)( 2 ) of the Pneumoconiosis etc. (Workers’ Compensation) Act 1979, a draft of this instrument was laid before, and approved by, a resolution of each House of Parliament.

Citation, commencement and application

1. —(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Pneumoconiosis etc. (Workers’ Compensation) (Payment of Claims) (Amendment) Regulations 2019 and come into force on 1st April 2019.

(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 2019.

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

2. —(1)The Pneumoconiosis etc. (Workers’ Compensation) (Payment of Claims) Regulations 1988( 3 ) are amended as follows.

(2) In the proviso to regulation 5(1) (payment where death results from diffuse mesothelioma) for “£3,174” substitute “£3,250”.

(3) In regulation 6(1)(a) (payment where pneumoconiosis is accompanied by tuberculosis) for “£6,566” (in both places) substitute “£6,724”.

(4) In regulation 8 (minimum amount payable to dependant) for £3,174” substitute “£3,250”.

(5) In the Schedule—

(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 37,618 67,181 78,821 81,063 83,300 85,091 86,883 88,675 90,465 92,259
38 36,543 64,489 76,447 79,183 81,506 83,300 85,091 86,883 88,675 90,465
39 35,468 61,802 74,074 77,300 79,720 81,272 83,300 85,091 86,883 88,675
40 34,396 59,112 71,700 75,416 77,921 79,717 81,506 83,300 85,091 86,885
41 33,321 56,430 69,330 73,530 76,138 77,921 79,717 81,506 83,300 85,091
42 32,239 53,746 66,953 71,661 74,344 76,138 77,921 79,717 81,506 83,300
43 30,634 50,605 64,581 70,224 73,092 75,242 77,030 78,821 80,614 82,407
44 29,018 47,472 62,203 68,793 71,837 74,344 76,138 77,921 79,717 81,506
45 27,410 44,337 59,831 67,357 70,585 73,444 75,242 77,030 78,821 80,614
46 25,797 41,205 57,460 65,926 69,330 72,556 74,344 76,138 77,921 79,717
47 24,187 38,067 55,084 64,489 68,077 71,661 73,444 75,242 77,030 78,821
48 22,796 36,814 53,207 61,626 65,926 69,146 70,942 72,733 74,519 76,318
49 21,408 35,559 51,325 58,758 63,778 66,639 68,432 70,224 72,017 73,810
50 20,019 34,307 49,479 55,894 61,626 64,131 65,926 67,715 69,504 71,298
51 18,631 33,052 47,560 53,025 59,473 61,626 63,433 65,204 67,000 68,793
52 17,242 31,796 45,681 50,159 57,322 59,112 60,912 62,700 64,489 66,278
53 15,942 29,562 42,812 47,652 55,174 57,322 59,112 60,912 62,700 64,489
54 14,644 27,321 39,946 45,149 53,025 55,537 57,322 59,112 60,912 62,700
55 13,349 25,082 37,086 42,634 50,873 53,746 55,537 57,322 59,112 60,912
56 12,046 22,840 34,216 40,129 48,727 51,950 53,746 55,537 57,322 59,112
57 10,749 20,599 31,352 37,618 46,585 50,160 51,950 53,746 55,537 57,322
58 9,896 18,722 27,995 33,763 41,918 45,235 47,159 49,043 50,874 52,666
59 9,045 16,838 24,631 29,918 37,260 40,305 42,366 44,337 46,218 48,006
60 8,199 14,956 21,273 26,064 32,607 35,381 37,570 39,636 41,563 43,355
61 7,343 13,076 17,917 22,213 27,946 30,454 32,780 34,934 36,904 38,695
62 6,493 11,196 14,556 18,360 23,289 25,527 27,995 30,233 32,239 34,038
63 6,046 10,121 13,076 16,417 20,717 22,926 25,259 27,410 29,378 31,170
64 5,608 9,045 11,599 14,464 18,136 20,334 22,529 24,588 26,509 28,301
65 5,152 7,972 10,121 12,520 15,566 17,735 19,795 21,767 23,649 25,440
66 4,705 6,899 8,643 10,568 12,989 15,136 17,063 18,942 20,781 22,572
67 4,257 5,822 7,163 8,621 10,414 12,544 14,334 16,121 17,917 19,707
68 4,140 5,637 6,919 8,266 10,057 12,046 13,772 15,631 17,352 19,123
69 4,031 5,464 6,676 7,906 9,700 11,556 13,215 15,136 16,798 18,537
70 3,918 5,288 6,426 7,548 9,340 11,058 12,655 14,644 16,233 17,961
71 3,808 5,103 6,181 7,185 8,978 10,568 12,095 14,153 15,677 17,378
72 3,696 4,926 5,934 6,831 8,621 10,080 11,530 13,659 15,112 16,798
73 3,602 4,839 5,846 6,696 8,485 9,854 11,309 13,303 14,669 16,302
74 3,516 4,747 5,755 6,563 8,356 9,627 11,087 12,946 14,219 15,797
75 3,429 4,662 5,667 6,426 8,216 9,405 10,860 12,585 13,772 15,314
76 3,336 4,565 5,575 6,292 8,082 9,184 10,639 12,228 13,319 14,828
77 and over 3,250 4,477 5,489 6,156 7,949 8,956 10,414 11,874 12,877 14,334”; ”

(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 23,827 40,625 45,550 46,896 48,013
38 23,290 39,100 44,204 45,550 46,980
39 22,754 37,578 42,861 44,203 45,950
40 22,212 36,052 41,517 42,861 44,921
41 21,676 34,531 40,174 41,517 43,891
42 21,143 33,014 38,829 40,174 42,861
43 20,173 31,041 37,619 38,963 41,875
44 19,212 29,064 36,407 37,756 40,881
45 18,251 27,095 35,200 36,545 39,902
46 17,286 25,123 33,887 35,335 38,917
47 16,324 23,153 32,787 34,131 37,934
48 15,588 22,615 31,892 33,189 36,725
49 14,844 22,077 30,992 32,248 35,512
50 14,107 21,539 30,099 31,302 34,306
51 13,370 21,003 29,204 30,368 33,100
52 12,631 20,468 28,307 29,426 31,892
53 12,292 19,212 26,608 28,126 30,901
54 11,957 17,958 24,901 26,828 29,919
55 11,623 16,703 23,200 25,530 28,934
56 11,288 15,449 21,497 24,233 27,942
57 10,749 14,200 19,795 22,931 26,960
58 9,896 13,299 17,851 20,651 24,233
59 9,045 12,402 15,903 18,362 21,497
60 8,199 11,513 13,950 16,079 18,768
61 7,343 10,614 12,005 13,795 16,034
62 6,493 9,723 10,053 11,513 13,299
63 6,046 9,653 9,924 11,082 12,518
64 5,608 9,045 9,783 10,659 11,743
65 5,152 7,972 9,653 10,232 10,949
66 4,705 6,899 8,643 9,808 10,167
67 and over 3,250 4,477 5,489 6,156 7,949

Part B

Age of disabled person on their last birthday before their death Payment £
37 and under 48,013
38 46,980
39 45,950
40 44,921
41 43,891
42 42,861
43 41,875
44 40,881
45 39,902
46 38,917
47 37,934
48 36,725
49 35,512
50 34,306
51 33,100
52 31,892
53 30,901
54 29,919
55 28,934
56 27,942
57 26,960
58 24,233
59 21,497
60 18,768
61 16,034
62 13,299
63 12,518
64 11,743
65 10,949
66 10,167
67 and over 7,949 ” .

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions

Sarah Newton

Minister of State

Department for Work and Pensions

21st February 2019

( 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. 2018/316 are the relevant amending instruments.

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