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The Pneumoconiosis etc. (Workers' Compensation) (Payment of Claims) (Amendment) Regulations 1995

Type Statutory-Instrument
Publication 1995-06-12
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Made: 12th June 1995

Coming into force: 1st July 1995

The Secretary of State in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 1 and 7 of the Pneumoconiosis etc. (Workers' Compensation) Act 1979[^f00001] (“the Act”) and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf hereby makes the following Regulations, of which a draft has been approved by resolution of each House of Parliament:—

Citation, commencement and application

1

Interpretation

2

In these Regulations the “principal Regulations” means the Pneumoconiosis etc. (Workers' Compensation) (Payment of Claims) Regulations 1988[^f00002] .

Amendment of the principal Regulations

3

SCHEDULE

TABLE 1

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 Percentage assessment for the relevant period Percentage assessment for the relevant period Percentage assessment for the relevant period Percentage assessment for the relevant period Percentage assessment for the relevant period Percentage assessment for the relevant period Percentage assessment for the relevant period Percentage assessment for the relevant period Percentage assessment for the relevant period
10% or less 11-20% 21-30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
£ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £
37 and under 20,458 36,535 42,867 44,085 45,302 46,276 47,252 48,255 49,200 50,173
38 19,874 35,073 41,576 43,064 44,327 45,302 46,276 47,252 48,255 49,200
39 19,289 33,611 40,285 42,038 43,355 44,327 45,302 46,276 47,252 48,225
40 18,706 32,149 38,995 41,015 42,378 43,355 44,327 45,302 46,276 47,252
41 18,121 30,689 37,704 39,991 41,406 42,378 43,355 44,327 45,302 46,276
42 17,534 29,228 36,413 38,971 40,431 41,406 42,378 43,355 44,327 45,302
43 16,660 27,522 35,121 38,191 39,751 40,919 41,892 42,867 43,841 44,817
44 15,783 25,817 33,830 37,411 39,067 40,431 41,406 42,378 43,355 44,327
45 14,907 24,112 32,540 36,632 38,386 39,944 40,919 41,892 42,867 43,841
46 14,029 22,408 31,250 35,853 37,704 39,457 40,431 41,406 42,378 43,355
47 13,153 20,703 29,958 35,073 37,022 38,971 39,944 40,919 41,892 42,867
48 12,397 20,019 28,936 33,513 35,853 37,604 38,581 39,554 40,527 41,504
49 11,642 19,339 27,912 31,955 34,685 36,241 37,216 38,191 39,166 40,140
50 10,888 18,657 26,909 30,397 33,513 34,877 35,853 36,826 37,800 38,775
51 10,133 17,975 25,865 28,838 32,345 33,513 34,498 35,461 36,437 37,411
52 9,377 17,293 24,844 27,279 31,175 32,149 33,126 34,098 35,073 36,046
53 8,670 16,076 23,284 25,915 30,006 31,175 32,149 33,126 34,098 35,073
54 7,964 14,858 21,725 24,553 28,838 30,202 31,175 32,149 33,126 34,098
55 7,258 13,640 20,168 23,187 27,668 29,228 30,202 31,175 32,149 33,126
56 6,551 12,421 18,608 21,824 26,500 28,253 29,228 30,202 31,175 32,149
57 5,846 11,203 17,050 20,458 25,334 27,279 28,253 29,228 30,202 31,175
58 5,383 10,182 15,224 18,363 22,796 24,600 25,647 26,671 27,668 28,643
59 4,919 9,157 13,395 16,271 20,263 21,920 23,040 24,112 25,136 26,108
60 4,458 8,134 11,569 14,174 17,733 19,242 20,434 21,556 22,604 23,578
61 3,994 7,111 9,743 12,080 15,199 16,563 17,827 18,998 20,070 21,043
62 3,532 6,089 7,916 9,985 12,667 13,883 15,224 16,441 17,534 18,510
63 3,287 5,504 7,111 8,928 11,266 12,469 13,737 14,907 15,977 16,952
64 3,048 4,919 6,308 7,867 9,864 11,058 12,252 13,372 14,418 15,392
65 2,802 4,335 5,504 6,810 8,464 9,645 10,765 11,838 12,861 13,835
66 2,558 3,753 4,701 5,747 7,065 8,232 9,280 10,302 11,302 12,275
67 2,315 3,166 3,896 4,688 5,663 6,821 7,794 8,769 9,743 10,717
68 2,252 3,067 3,763 4,493 5,470 6,551 7,489 8,500 9,437 10,400
69 2,192 2,971 3,630 4,300 5,275 6,285 7,187 8,232 9,136 10,082
70 2,131 2,875 3,494 4,104 5,078 6,015 6,881 7,964 8,829 9,768
71 2,071 2,776 3,362 3,908 4,883 5,747 6,577 7,698 8,526 9,452
72 2,010 2,680 3,227 3,716 4,688 5,481 6,271 7,429 8,219 9,136
73 1,960 2,633 3,179 3,642 4,615 5,358 6,150 7,235 7,977 8,866
74 1,192 2,581 3,130 3,568 4,544 5,236 6,029 7,039 7,734 8,592
75 1,865 2,534 3,082 3,494 4,468 5,115 5,907 6,844 7,489 8,329
76 1,815 2,483 3,031 3,423 4,396 4,995 5,786 6,650 7,245 8,063
77 and over 1,766 2,435 2,984 3,348 4,323 4,871 5,663 6,457 7,002 7,794

PART B — payments to disabled persons to whom is payable an allowance under a scheme made or having effect as is made under schedule 8, paragraph 4 to the social security contributions and benefits act 1992 or under any corresponding provision of the former old cases acts.

Age of disabled person Extent of incapacity for the relevant period Extent of incapacity for the relevant period
Partial Total
£ £
37 and under 36,535 50,173
38 35,073 49,200
39 33,611 48,225
40 32,149 47,252
41 30,689 46,276
42 29,228 45,302
43 27,522 44,817
44 25,817 44,327
45 24,112 43,841
46 22,408 43,355
47 20,703 42,867
48 20,019 41,504
49 19,339 40,140
50 18,657 38,775
51 17,975 37,411
52 17,293 36,046
53 16,076 35,073
54 14,858 34,098
55 13,640 33,126
56 12,421 32,149
57 11,203 31,175
58 10,182 28,643
59 9,157 26,108
60 8,134 23,578
61 7,111 21,043
62 6,089 18,510
63 5,504 16,952
64 4,919 15,392
65 4,335 13,835
66 3,753 12,275
67 3,166 10,717
68 3,067 10,400
69 2,971 10,082
70 2,875 9,768
71 2,776 9,452
72 2,680 9,136
73 2,633 8,866
74 2,581 8,592
75 2,534 8,329
76 2,483 8,063
77 and over 2,435 7,794

TABLE 2

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) of but for this disablement amounting to less than the appropriate percentage in circumstances where the disabled person died as a result of a disease other then diffuse mesothelioma.

Age of disabled person at his last birthday preceding death Percentage assessment for the relevant period Percentage assessment for the relevant period Percentage assessment for the relevant period Percentage assessment for the relevant period Percentage assessment for the relevant period
10% or less 11%-20% 21%-30% 40% 50% and over
£ £ £ £ £
37 and under 9,621 18,756 21,433 22,165 22,774
38 9,329 17,927 20,703 21,433 22,212
39 9,038 17,098 19,973 20,703 21,653
40 8,742 16,271 19,242 19,973 21,092
41 8,451 15,443 18,510 19,242 20,532
42 8,161 14,617 17,779 18,510 19,973
43 7,634 13,543 17,122 17,853 19,437
44 7,111 12,469 16,463 17,195 18,895
45 6,589 11,399 15,807 16,538 18,363
46 6,064 10,325 15,093 15,879 17,827
47 5,541 9,254 14,493 15,224 17,293
48 5,140 8,962 14,007 14,712 16,635
49 4,737 8,670 13,517 14,201 15,977
50 4,335 8,378 13,032 13,688 15,320
51 3,934 8,086 12,544 13,177 14,663
52 3,532 7,794 12,057 12,667 14,007
53 3,348 7,111 11,132 11,959 13,468
54 3,166 6,429 10,205 11,253 12,933
55 2,984 5,747 9,280 10,547 12,397
56 2,802 5,066 8,354 9,841 11,860
57 2,617 4,385 7,429 9,136 11,325
58 2,447 3,896 6,370 7,893 9,841
59 2,275 3,409 5,310 6,650 8,354
60 2,107 2,924 4,249 5,407 6,869
61 1,938 2,435 3,191 4,166 5,383
62 1,766 1,949 2,131 2,924 3,896
63 1,766 1,912 2,059 2,690 3,472
64 1,766 1,875 1,984 2,460 3,048
65 1,766 1,840 1,912 2,228 2,617
66 1,766 1,804 1,840 1,997 2,192
67 and over 1,766 1,766 1,766 1,766 1,766

PART B — payments to dependants to whom death benefit under a scheme made or having effect as if made under schedule 8, paragraph 4 to the social security contributions and benefit 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 then diffuse mesothelioma.

Age of disabled person at his last birthday preceding death Extent of incapacity for the relevant period Extent of incapacity for the relevant period
Partial Total
£ £
37 and under 18,756 22,774
38 17,927 22,212
39 17,098 21,653
40 16,271 21,092
41 15,443 20,532
42 14,617 19,973
43 13,543 19,437
44 12,469 18,895
45 11,399 18,363
46 10,.325 17,.827
47 9,254 17,293
48 8,962 16,635
49 8,670 15,977
50 8,378 15,320
51 8,086 14,663
52 7,794 14,007
53 7,111 13,468
54 6,439 12,933
55 5,747 12,397
56 5,066 11,860
57 4,385 11,325
58 3,896 9,841
59 3,409 8.354
60 2,924 6,869
61 2,435 5,383
62 1,949 3,896
63 1,912 3,472
64 1,875 3,048
65 1.840 2,617
66 1,804 2,192
67 and over 1,766 1,766

PART C — payment to dependants of persons who died as a result of diffuse mesothelioma

Age of disabled person at his last birthday preceding death Payment
£
37 and under 22,774
38 22,212
39 21,653
40 21,092
41 20,532
42 19,973
43 19,.437
44 18,895
45 18,363
46 17,827
47 17,293
48 16,635
49 15,977
50 15,320
51 14,663
52 14,007
53 13,468
54 12,933
55 12,397
56 11,860
57 11,325
58 9,841
59 8,354
60 6,869
61 5,383
62 3,896
63 3,472
64 3,048
65 2,617
66 2,192
67 and over 1,766

Signed

Signed by order of the Secretary os State.

Ann Widdecombe, — Minister of State, — Department of Employment — 12th June 1995

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

The Pneumoconiosis etc. (Workers' Compensation) (Payment of Claims) Regulations 1988 (“the 1988 Regulations”), as amended by the Pneumoconiosis etc. (Workers' Compensation). (Payment of Claims) (Amendment) Regulations 1989, the Pneumoconiosis etc. (Workers' Compensation) (Payment of Claims) (Amendment) Regulations 1990, the Pneumoconiosis etc. (Workers' Compensation) (Payment of Claims) (Amendment) Regulations 1991, the Pneumoconiosis etc. (Workers Compensation) (Payment of Claims) (Amendment) Regulations 1992 and the Pneumoconiosis etc. (Workers' Compensation) (Payment of Claims) (Amendment( Regulations 1993 prescribe the amount of payments to be made under the Pneumoconiosis etc. (Workers' Compensation) Act 1979 (“the Act”), as amended by the Social Security act 1985 and the Social Security Act 1986, to persons disabled by a disease to which the Act applied, or to dependants of persons who immediately before they died were disabled by such a disease. The diseases to which the Act applies are pneumoconiosis, byssinosis, diffuse mesothelioma, primary carcinoma of the lung (where accompanied by asbestosis or bilateral diffuse thickening) and bilateral diffuse pleural thickening.

These Regulations further amend the 1988 Regulations by increasing the amount of payments in any case in which a person first becomes entitled to a payment on or after the date when these Regulations come into force. The increase in each case is 2.2 per cent. rounded up or down to the nearest £1 as appropriate.

Footnotes

[^f00001]: 1979 c. 41; sections 1 and 4 of the Act were amended by section 24 of the Social Security Act 1985 (c. 53) and section 2 was amended by section 39 of and Schedule 3 to the Social Security Act 1986 (c. 50).

[^f00002]: S.I. 1988/668, as amended by S.I. 1989/552, 1990/825, 1991/988, 1992/403, 1993/1158.

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