LegalizeThe Diffuse Mesothelioma Payment Scheme (Amendment) Regulations 2025
Made: 10th October 2025
Laid before Parliament: 13th October 2025
Coming into force: 4th November 2025
The Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 1 and 17(4) of the Mesothelioma Act 2014[^f00001].
Citation, commencement, interpretation and application
1
- (1) These Regulations may be cited as the Diffuse Mesothelioma Payment Scheme (Amendment) Regulations 2025 and come into force on 4th November 2025.
- (2) In these Regulations, “first diagnosed” has the meaning given to it by Schedule 1 to the Diffuse Mesothelioma Payment Scheme Regulations 2014[^f00002].
- (3) These Regulations apply only in relation to any case in which a person was first diagnosed with diffuse mesothelioma on or after 4th November 2025.
Amendment of Schedule 4 to the Diffuse Mesothelioma Payment Scheme Regulations 2014
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In Schedule 4 (amount of scheme payments) to the Diffuse Mesothelioma Payment Scheme Regulations 2014 for Table 1 substitute—
| Age of the person with diffuse mesothelioma (see regulation 16(3)) | Scheme Payment |
|---|---|
| 40 and under | £403,969 |
| 41 | £398,484 |
| 42 | £393,000 |
| 43 | £387,516 |
| 44 | £382,030 |
| 45 | £376,545 |
| 46 | £371,061 |
| 47 | £365,576 |
| 48 | £360,090 |
| 49 | £354,605 |
| 50 | £349,120 |
| 51 | £343,636 |
| 52 | £338,150 |
| 53 | £332,665 |
| 54 | £327,180 |
| 55 | £321,695 |
| 56 | £316,209 |
| 57 | £310,725 |
| 58 | £305,240 |
| 59 | £299,757 |
| 60 | £294,272 |
| 61 | £288,786 |
| 62 | £283,301 |
| 63 | £277,816 |
| 64 | £272,332 |
| 65 | £266,846 |
| 66 | £261,361 |
| 67 | £255,876 |
| 68 | £250,392 |
| 69 | £244,905 |
| 70 | £239,421 |
| 71 | £233,936 |
| 72 | £228,451 |
| 73 | £222,965 |
| 74 | £217,480 |
| 75 | £211,996 |
| 76 | £206,513 |
| 77 | £201,028 |
| 78 | £195,542 |
| 79 | £190,057 |
| 80 | £184,572 |
| 81 | £179,088 |
| 82 | £173,601 |
| 83 | £168,117 |
| 84 | £162,632 |
| 85 | £157,147 |
| 86 | £151,661 |
| 87 | £146,176 |
| 88 | £140,692 |
| 89 | £135,207 |
| 90 and over | £129,721 |
Signed
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
Stephen Timms — Minister of State — Department for Work and Pensions — 10th October 2025
Explanatory note
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
Explanatory Note
These Regulations substitute the table in Schedule 4 to the Diffuse Mesothelioma Payment Scheme Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/916). This has the effect of increasing the level of payments made under the scheme for each age category by 49%. The substituted payment amounts apply to eligible persons first diagnosed with diffuse mesothelioma on or after 4th November 2025 and, where the person first diagnosed with diffuse mesothelioma on or after 4th November 2025 has died without making an application to the scheme, to their eligible dependants.
A full impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no, or no significant, impact on the private, voluntary sector or community bodies is foreseen.
Footnotes
[^f00001]: 2014 c. 1.
[^f00002]: S.I. 2014/916, amended by S.I. 2014/917, 2015/367.
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