Pneumoconiosis etc (Workers Compensation) Act 1979You 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. The Pneumoconiosis etc. (Workers’ Compensation) Act 1979 provides lump-sum payments to mesothelioma sufferers or their dependants who contracted mesothelioma as a result of work exposure to asbestos, but who have not started court action against their former employers. To qualify for a payment, the former employers must have gone out of business or the employment must have been more than 20 years ago.
The 1979 Act does not pay people who contracted mesothelioma through indirect exposure, for instance, clothing exposure from a relative who worked with asbestos. 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.
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.
Telephone 0800 279 2322
I will send you the application form and deal with this application for you, if you have not already applied.
Pneumoconiosis etc (Workers’ Compensation) Act 1979 From 1st April 2011 Payments to Sufferers Age 37 and under 77,506 38 75,999 39 74,495 40 72,991 41 71,485 42 69.980 43 69,229 44 68,472 45 67,723 46 66,971 47 66,217 48 64,113 49 62.007 50 59,896 51 57,791 52 55,680 53 54,177 54 52,673 55 51.171 56 49,660 57 48,156 58 44,245 59 40,330 60 36,422 61 32,507 62 28,594 63 26,184 64 23,776 65 21,372 66 18,963 67 16,555 68 16,065 69 15,574 70 15,088 71 14,600 72 14,110 73 13,695 74 13,272 75 12,865 76 12,456 77 and over 12.040
1979 Act payments made to dependants of people who have died of mesothelioma From 1st April 2011 Posthumous Payments Age 37 and under 40,335 38 39,468 39 38,603 40 37,738 41 36,873 42 36,008 43 35,180 44 34,343 45 33,521 46 32,694 47 31,868 48 30,851 49 29,835 50 28,819 51 27,807 52 26,793 53 25,959 54 25,134 55 24,306 56 23,474 57 22,649 58 20,358 59 18,060 60 15,766 61 13,470 62 11,172 63 10,517 64 9,866 65 9,198 66 8,542 67 and over 7,524
2008 Diffuse Mesothelioma Scheme 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. You use the same form PWC1 to apply for a payment. 2008 Diffuse Mesothelioma Scheme Payments to persons with mesothelioma Age 37 and under 77,506 38 75,999 39 74,495 40 72,991 41 71,485 42 69.980 43 69,229 44 68,472 45 67,723 46 66,971 47 66,217 48 64,113 49 62.007 50 59,896 51 57,791 52 55,680 53 54,177 54 52,673 55 51.171 56 49,660 57 48,156 58 44,245 59 40,330 60 36,422 61 32,507 62 28,594 63 26,184 64 23,776 65 21,372 66 18,963 67 16,555 68 16,065 69 15,574 70 15,088 71 14,600 72 14,110 73 13,695 74 13,272 75 12,865 76 12,456 77 and over 12.040
2008 Diffuse Mesothelioma Scheme Amount of payment to dependant Age at death 37 and under 40,335 38 39,468 39 38,603 40 37,738 41 36,873 42 36,008 43 35,180 44 34,343 45 33,521 46 32,694 47 31,868 48 30,851 49 29,835 50 28,819 51 27,807 52 26,793 53 25,959 54 25,134 55 24,306 56 23,474 57 22,649 58 20,358 59 18,060 60 15,766 61 13,470 62 11,172 63 10,517 64 9,866 65 9,198 66 8,542 67 and over 7,524
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