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STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS
2026 No. 377
SOCIAL SECURITY
The Mesothelioma Lump Sum Payments (Conditions
and Amounts) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
Made - - - - 24th March 2026
Coming into force - - 1st April 2026
The Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 46(3)
and 53(1) of the Child Maintenance and Other Payments Act 2008(1).
In accordance with section 53(3) of the Child Maintenance and Other Payments Act 2008, a draft
of this instrument has been laid before, and approved by a resolution of, each House of Parliament.
Citation, commencement, application and extent
1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Mesothelioma Lump Sum Payments (Conditions
and Amounts) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 and come into force on 1st April 2026.
(2) Regulation 2(a) applies only in relation to a person—
(a) first diagnosed with diffuse mesothelioma on or after 1st April 2026, 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 2026.
(3) Regulation 2(b) applies only in relation to the dependant of a person who dies on or after 1st
April 2026 and who, immediately before their death, had diffuse mesothelioma.
(4) These Regulations extend to England and Wales and Scotland.
Amendment to the Schedule to the Mesothelioma Lump Sum Payments (Conditions and
Amounts) Regulations 2008
2. In the Schedule to the Mesothelioma Lump Sum Payments (Conditions and Amounts)
Regulations 2008(2)—
(a) for Table 1 (together with the headings to the Table) substitute—
(1) 2008 c. 6.
(2) S.I. 2008/1963, amended by S.I. 2025/341; there are other amending instruments but none is relevant.Document Generated: 2026-04-02
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“Table 1
Amount of lump sum payment to person with mesothelioma
Age of person with mesothelioma at first Payment
diagnosis or, if unknown, date of claim
£
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
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Age of person with mesothelioma at first Payment
diagnosis or, if unknown, date of claim
£
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”;
(b) 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 Payment
death
£
37 or under 62,743
38 61,396
39 60,049
40 58,703
41 57,358
42 56,013
43 54,723
44 53,424
45 52,145
46 50,858
47 49,573
48 47,994
49 46,409
50 44,831
51 43,257
52 41,676
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Age of person with mesothelioma at Payment
death
£
53 40,381
54 39,099
55 37,811
56 36,515
57 35,231
58 31,668
59 28,091
60 24,526
61 20,954
62 17,379
63 16,359
64 15,347
65 14,308
66 13,286
67 or over 10,387”.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
Stephen Timms
Minister of State
24th March 2026 Department for Work and Pensions
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EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations amend the Schedule to the Mesothelioma Lump Sum Payments (Conditions and
Amounts) Regulations 2008 (S.I. 2008/1963) (“the 2008 Regulations”) by substituting revised tables
specifying the amount of lump sum payments payable to people with diffuse mesothelioma or to
their surviving dependants.
The substituted tables have the effect of increasing the amounts payable under the 2008 Regulations
by 3.8 per cent in each case, rounded up or down to the nearest £1 as appropriate.
The amendments made by these Regulations will apply in respect of a claim—
• by a person who was first diagnosed with diffuse mesothelioma on or after 1st April 2026,
• made on or after 1st April 2026 by a person with diffuse mesothelioma where the date of the
diagnosis is unknown, or
• by a dependant of a person who died on or after 1st April 2026 and who, immediately before
their death, had diffuse mesothelioma.
A full impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no, or no significant, impact
on the private, voluntary or public sector is foreseen.
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