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2024 No. 240

Social Security

The Pneumoconiosis etc. (Workers’ Compensation) (Payment of Claims) (Amendment) Regulations 2024

Made

27th February 2024

Coming into force

1st April 2024

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, application and extent

1. —(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Pneumoconiosis etc. (Workers’ Compensation) (Payment of Claims) (Amendment) Regulations 2024 and come into force on 1st April 2024.

(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 2024.

(3) These Regulations extend to England and Wales and Scotland.

Amendment of the Pneumoconiosis etc. (Workers’ Compensation) (Payment of Claims) 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 “£3,771” substitute “£4,024” .

(3) In regulation 6(1)(a) (payment where pneumoconiosis is accompanied by tuberculosis) for “ £7,801 ” (in both places) substitute “£8,324” .

(4) In regulation 8 (minimum amount payable to dependant) for “£3,771” substitute “£4,024” .

(5) In the Schedule—

(a) in the part headed “TABLE 1”, for the table 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 or under 46,569 83,166 97,575 100,350 103,120 105,337 107,556 109,774 111,989 114,210
38 45,238 79,833 94,636 98,024 100,899 103,120 105,337 107,556 109,774 111,989
39 43,907 76,507 91,699 95,692 98,688 100,610 103,120 105,337 107,556 109,774
40 42,581 73,177 88,761 93,360 96,461 98,684 100,899 103,120 105,337 107,558
41 41,248 69,856 85,827 91,026 94,252 96,461 98,684 100,899 103,120 105,337
42 39,909 66,534 82,882 88,711 92,034 94,252 96,461 98,684 100,899 103,120
43 37,923 62,645 79,946 86,933 90,484 93,145 95,359 97,575 99,794 102,015
44 35,922 58,766 77,002 85,162 88,929 92,034 94,252 96,461 98,684 100,899
45 33,931 54,886 74,067 83,384 87,379 90,919 93,145 95,359 97,575 99,794
46 31,935 51,010 71,133 81,613 85,827 89,819 92,034 94,252 96,461 98,684
47 29,941 47,125 68,190 79,833 84,274 88,711 90,919 93,145 95,359 97,575
48 28,220 45,573 65,868 76,289 81,613 85,598 87,822 90,039 92,250 94,476
49 26,501 44,021 63,538 72,740 78,953 82,494 84,713 86,933 89,152 91,373
50 24,782 42,469 61,252 69,193 76,289 79,389 81,613 83,827 86,041 88,262
51 23,064 40,916 58,877 65,641 73,623 76,289 78,526 80,719 82,942 85,162
52 21,344 39,362 56,550 62,093 70,960 73,177 75,406 77,619 79,833 82,048
53 19,735 36,596 52,999 58,990 68,302 70,960 73,177 75,406 77,619 79,833
54 18,128 33,822 49,450 55,893 65,641 68,751 70,960 73,177 75,406 77,619
55 16,526 31,051 45,910 52,779 62,979 66,534 68,751 70,960 73,177 75,406
56 14,912 28,274 42,358 49,676 60,321 64,310 66,534 68,751 70,960 73,177
57 13,308 25,500 38,811 46,569 57,669 62,095 64,310 66,534 68,751 70,960
58 12,250 23,176 34,656 41,797 51,891 55,997 58,380 60,712 62,980 65,197
59 11,198 20,845 30,491 37,037 46,125 49,895 52,445 54,886 57,215 59,428
60 10,150 18,515 26,335 32,266 40,365 43,799 46,509 49,068 51,453 53,670
61 9,091 16,186 22,181 27,499 34,594 37,700 40,580 43,247 45,685 47,902
62 8,038 13,860 18,018 22,728 28,830 31,601 34,656 37,427 39,909 42,137
63 7,486 12,529 16,186 20,322 25,645 28,381 31,267 33,931 36,368 38,588
64 6,943 11,198 14,360 17,905 22,451 25,172 27,890 30,438 32,817 35,035
65 6,377 9,871 12,529 15,500 19,270 21,954 24,506 26,947 29,275 31,493
66 5,825 8,540 10,700 13,084 16,080 18,738 21,123 23,448 25,725 27,943
67 5,270 7,208 8,867 10,673 12,891 15,528 17,745 19,957 22,181 24,395
68 5,125 6,979 8,565 10,234 12,450 14,912 17,049 19,350 21,481 23,672
69 4,991 6,765 8,265 9,785 12,007 14,305 16,360 18,738 20,795 22,947
70 4,851 6,547 7,956 9,343 11,562 13,689 15,666 18,128 20,096 22,234
71 4,714 6,318 7,651 8,896 11,115 13,084 14,973 17,520 19,409 21,513
72 4,575 6,098 7,346 8,456 10,673 12,477 14,273 16,909 18,708 20,795
73 4,458 5,990 7,236 8,290 10,504 12,199 14,000 16,469 18,159 20,181
74 4,352 5,876 7,123 8,125 10,343 11,918 13,724 16,026 17,602 19,556
75 4,245 5,771 7,016 7,956 10,171 11,643 13,444 15,579 17,049 18,957
76 4,130 5,652 6,901 7,789 10,004 11,369 13,170 15,136 16,488 18,356
77 or over 4,024 5,543 6,795 7,621 9,840 11,087 12,891 14,699 15,940 17,745 ” ;

(b) in the part headed “TABLE 2”, for the table (together with the headings to the table) 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 or under 29,496 50,292 56,388 58,053 59,436
38 28,831 48,404 54,722 56,388 58,159
39 28,169 46,519 53,060 54,721 56,884
40 27,498 44,629 51,395 53,060 55,609
41 26,833 42,747 49,733 51,395 54,334
42 26,174 40,869 48,067 49,733 53,060
43 24,973 38,428 46,570 48,234 51,839
44 23,784 35,979 45,070 46,739 50,608
45 22,593 33,543 43,574 45,241 49,396
46 21,400 31,101 41,950 43,744 48,177
47 20,208 28,663 40,589 42,252 46,960
48 19,297 27,996 39,479 41,086 45,464
49 18,375 27,329 38,367 39,921 43,963
50 17,464 26,663 37,262 38,749 42,468
51 16,551 26,000 36,152 37,593 40,976
52 15,636 25,338 35,042 36,427 39,479
53 15,216 23,784 32,938 34,817 38,253
54 14,802 22,230 30,826 33,210 37,038
55 14,388 20,677 28,719 31,605 35,818
56 13,973 19,126 26,611 29,999 34,590
57 13,308 17,578 24,506 28,389 33,374
58 12,250 16,463 22,099 25,564 29,999
59 11,198 15,353 19,687 22,730 26,611
60 10,150 14,253 17,269 19,904 23,233
61 9,091 13,139 14,861 17,077 19,850
62 8,038 12,036 12,445 14,253 16,463
63 7,486 11,949 12,284 13,717 15,497
64 6,943 11,198 12,110 13,195 14,538
65 6,377 9,871 11,949 12,666 13,554
66 5,825 8,540 10,700 12,142 12,586
67 or over 4,024 5,543 6,795 7,621 9,840

Part B

Age of disabled person on their last birthday before their death Payment £
37 or under 59,436
38 58,159
39 56,884
40 55,609
41 54,334
42 53,060
43 51,839
44 50,608
45 49,396
46 48,177
47 46,960
48 45,464
49 43,963
50 42,468
51 40,976
52 39,479
53 38,253
54 37,038
55 35,818
56 34,590
57 33,374
58 29,999
59 26,611
60 23,233
61 19,850
62 16,463
63 15,497
64 14,538
65 13,554
66 12,586
67 or over 9,840 ” .

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

Mims Davies

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State

Department for Work and Pensions

27th February 2024

( 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) .

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