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2026 No. 1148
SOCIAL SECURITY
The Mesothelioma Lump Sum Payments (Conditions and Amounts) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2026
Made
30th October 2026
Coming into force
31st October 2026
The Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 46(3), 53(1) and (2)(b) of the Child Maintenance and Other Payments Act 2008 (“the 2008 Act”).
In accordance with section 53(3) of the 2008 Act, a draft of this instrument has been laid before, and approved by a resolution of, each House of Parliament.
Propose a change1 Citation, commencement, application and extent
(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Mesothelioma Lump Sum Payments (Conditions and Amounts) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2026 and come into force on 31st October 2026.
(2) Regulation 4 applies only in relation to the dependant of a person who dies on or after 31st October 2026 and who, immediately before their death, had diffuse mesothelioma.
(3) These Regulations extend to England and Wales and Scotland.
Propose a change3 Insertion of regulation 5A
After regulation 5 (amount of lump sum payment) insert—
Payment to personal representatives
5A (1) Where—
(a) a claim is made, and
(b) the person making the claim dies before payment is made,
payment must be made to the person’s personal representatives, subject to the condition in paragraph (2) having been met.
(2) The condition is that any document that is by law sufficient evidence of the grant of—
(a) probate of the will of the person,
(b) letters of administration of the estate of the person, or
(c) confirmation as executor of the person,
has been provided to the Secretary of State.
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Propose a change4 Amendment to the Schedule
In the Schedule, for Table 2 (together with the headings to the Table) substitute—
Table 2 Amount of lump sum payment to dependant
Age of person with mesothelioma at death | Payment £
37 or under | 120,566
38 | 118,221
39 | 115,882
40 | 113,543
41 | 111,199
42 | 108,858
43 | 107,691
44 | 106,513
45 | 105,347
46 | 104,176
47 | 103,005
48 | 99,733
49 | 96,457
50 | 93,173
51 | 89,901
52 | 86,614
53 | 84,275
54 | 81,939
55 | 79,602
56 | 77,249
57 | 74,908
58 | 68,825
59 | 62,735
60 | 56,656
61 | 50,567
62 | 44,481
63 | 40,735
64 | 36,985
65 | 33,245
66 | 29,498
67 | 25,753
68 | 24,989
69 | 24,224
70 | 23,471
71 | 22,710
72 | 21,953
73 | 21,304
74 | 20,644
75 | 20,012
76 | 19,377
77 or over | 18,733
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