
1 

(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Mesothelioma Lump Sum Payments (Conditions and Amounts) (Amendment) Regulations 2024 and come into force on 1st April 2024.
(2) Regulation 2(a) applies only in relation to a person—
(a) first diagnosed with diffuse mesothelioma on or after 1st April 2024; or
(b) where the date of the first diagnosis with diffuse mesothelioma is unknown, if a claim under section 46(1) of the Child Maintenance and Other Payments Act 2008 is made by that person on or after 1st April 2024.
(3) Regulation 2(b) applies only in relation to the dependant of a person who dies on or after 1st April 2024 and who, immediately before their death, had diffuse mesothelioma.
(4) These Regulations extend to England and Wales and Scotland.
2 
In the Schedule to the Mesothelioma Lump Sum Payments (Conditions and Amounts) Regulations 2008—
(a) for Table 1 (together with the headings to the Table) substitute—“

Table 1
Age of person with mesothelioma at first diagnosis or, if unknown, date of claim Payment£
37 or under 114,210
38 111,989
39 109,774
40 107,558
41 105,337
42 103,120
43 102,015
44 100,899
45 99,794
46 98,684
47 97,575
48 94,476
49 91,373
50 88,262
51 85,162
52 82,048
53 79,833
54 77,619
55 75,406
56 73,177
57 70,960
58 65,197
59 59,428
60 53,670
61 47,902
62 42,137
63 38,588
64 35,035
65 31,493
66 27,943
67 24,395
68 23,672
69 22,947
70 22,234
71 21,513
72 20,795
73 20,181
74 19,556
75 18,957
76 18,356
77 or over 17,745”;
(b) for Table 2 (together with the headings to the Table) substitute—“

Table 2
Age of person with mesothelioma at 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