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Pneumoconiosis etc (Workers Compensation) Act 1979

You may get a one off payment from the Government. This has nothing to do with a civil action against employers. However, you will not get such a payment if you have started a court action or brought a court action against your employers.


Unless you have actually started a court action, it is always worthwhile applying for a 1979 Act payment if you have been exposed to asbestos during your working life, even if your former employers are still in business.


You will only get such a payment under the 1979 Act if the Jobcentre awards you industrial injuries disablement benefit for an asbestos-related condition.


A 60-year old person with mesothelioma will get £33,147 under the 1979 Act. However, the widow of a 60-year old man who died of mesothelioma and did not apply under the Act during his lifetime will only receive £9,658.

Therefore, it is important to apply for a 1979 Act payment immediately, before you have the result of your application for industrial injuries disablement benefit.

As soon as you have the result of your industrial injuries disablement benefit application, you should tell the Jobcentre Plus dealing with your 1979 Act application.


You may not be entitled to a payment under the Act because the employer that exposed you to asbestos is still going, but you should always apply in case you are entitled to a payment.


If you later bring a court action, you will not have to repay the money. It will reduce the value of your claim against your employers, because your employers will be given credit for your 1979 Act award. However, the value of the claim against your employers will be significantly higher than the 1979 Act award.


If you have mesothelioma, you need form PWC1.


If you are the wife or husband of someone who has died from mesothelioma, you need form PWC2.


If you are another dependant of a mesothelioma sufferer, you need form PWC3.


You can get these forms from: -


Jobcentre Plus
Phoenix House, 4th Floor
Stephen Street,
Barrow-in-Furness,
Cumbria LA14 1BY.

Telephone 0800 279 2322
www.jobcentreplus.gov.uk

I will send you the application form and deal with this application for you, if you have not already applied.

 

1979 Act payments made to victims of mesothelioma

1 April 2008 onwards

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Age when assessed          

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

£

37 and under

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

70538

38

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

69167

39

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

67797

40

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

66428

41

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

65058

42

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

63689

43

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

63005

44

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

62316

45

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

61635

46

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

60950

47

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

60264

48

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

58348

49

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

56432

50

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

54510

51

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

52595

52

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

50674

53

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

49306

54

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

47937

55

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

46470

56

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

45195

57

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

43827

58

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

40267

59

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

36704

60

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

33147

61

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

29584

62

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

26023

63

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

23831

64

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

21639

65

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

19450

66

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

17258

67

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

15067

68

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

14621

69

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

14174

70

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

13731

71

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

13288

72

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12842

73

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12464

74

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12079

75

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11708

76

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11335

77 and over

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10957

 

1979 Act payments made to dependants of people who have died of mesothelioma

Age of person £

who has died

37 and under 32017
38 31227
39 30441
40 29653
41 28865
42 28079
43 27326
44 26564
45 25815
46 25063
47 24312
48 23386
49 22461
50 21536
51 20615
52 19692
53 18934
54 18183
55 17428
56 16672
57 15921
58 13836
59 11745
60 9658
61 7568
62 5477
63 4880
64 4287
65 3679
66 3082
67 and over 2485

 

 

2008 Diffuse Mesothelioma Scheme

Effective from 1 October 2008.

 

The 1979 Act does not pay people who contracted mesothelioma through indirect exposure to asbestos, for instance, clothing exposure from a relative who worked with asbestos, or exposure to asbestos products outside of work.

The 2008 Diffuse Mesothelioma scheme compensates any UK sufferer. It is not necessary to have worked with asbestos.


The application form is the same form as for the 1979 Act.

Provided you were exposed to asbestos in the UK, and have not already received a payment from elsewhere in respect of your mesothelioma, you should receive a payment under the 2008 Scheme.

 

The new scheme will provide one-off payments to several hundred people a year who did not qualify under the old system.  Over a period of about 3 years, payments will be increased so that they are the same as 1979 Act payments.

 

2008 Scheme, amounts payable to person with mesothelioma

 

Age at diagnosis                                      £

or, if unknown,

age at date of claim

 
 

37 and under                                                 52,772

38                                                                  51,747

39                                                                  50,722

40                                                                  49,698

41                                                                  48,673

42                                                                  47,648

43                                                                  47,137

44                                                                  46,621

45                                                                  46,112

46                                                                  45,599

47                                                                  45,086

48                                                                  43,653

49                                                                  42,219

50                                                                  40,781

51                                                                  39,349

52                                                                  37,911

53                                                                  36,888

54                                                                  35,864

55                                                                  34,841

56                                                                  33,812

57                                                                  32,789

58                                                                  30,125

59                                                                  27,460

60                                                                  24,799

61                                                                  22,133

62                                                                  19,469

63                                                                  17,829

64                                                                  16,189

65                                                                  14,551

66                                                                  12,911

67                                                                  11,272

68                                                                  10,939

69                                                                  10,604

70                                                                  10,273

71                                                                  9,941

72                                                                  9,608

73                                                                  9,325

74                                                                  9,037

75                                                                  8,759

76                                                                  8,480

77 and over                                                   8,197

 

 

 

2008 Scheme, amount payable to dependants

 

Age of person with mesothelioma

at death                                                      Payment