
1 

(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Mesothelioma Lump Sum Payments (Conditions and Amounts) (Amendment) Regulations 2025 and come into force on 1st April 2025.
(2) Regulation 2(a) applies only in relation to a person—
(a) first diagnosed with diffuse mesothelioma on or after 1st April 2025, 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 2025.
(3) Regulation 2(b) applies only in relation to the dependant of a person who dies on or after 1st April 2025 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 116,152
38 113,893
39 111,640
40 109,386
41 107,128
42 104,873
43 103,749
44 102,614
45 101,490
46 100,362
47 99,234
48 96,082
49 92,926
50 89,762
51 86,610
52 83,443
53 81,190
54 78,939
55 76,688
56 74,421
57 72,166
58 66,305
59 60,438
60 54,582
61 48,716
62 42,853
63 39,244
64 35,631
65 32,028
66 28,418
67 24,810
68 24,074
69 23,337
70 22,612
71 21,879
72 21,149
73 20,524
74 19,888
75 19,279
76 18,668
77 or over 18,047”;
(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 60,446
38 59,148
39 57,851
40 56,554
41 55,258
42 53,962
43 52,720
44 51,468
45 50,236
46 48,996
47 47,758
48 46,237
49 44,710
50 43,190
51 41,673
52 40,150
53 38,903
54 37,668
55 36,427
56 35,178
57 33,941
58 30,509
59 27,063
60 23,628
61 20,187
62 16,743
63 15,760
64 14,785
65 13,784
66 12,800
67 or over 10,007”.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
Stephen Timms
Minister of State
Department for Work and Pensions
12th March 2025