The Diffuse Mesothelioma Payment Scheme (Amendment) Regulations 2025
Source: legislation.gov.uk (2025-11-04)

These Regulations substitute the table in Schedule 4 to the Diffuse Mesothelioma Payment Scheme Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/916). This has the effect of increasing the level of payments made under the scheme for each age category by 49%. The substituted payment amounts apply to eligible persons first diagnosed with diffuse mesothelioma on or after 4th November 2025 and, where the person first diagnosed with diffuse mesothelioma on or after 4th November 2025 has died without making an application to the scheme, to their eligible dependants.

Statutory Instruments

2025 No. 1069

PAYMENT SCHEME

The Diffuse Mesothelioma Payment Scheme (Amendment) Regulations 2025

Made

10th October 2025

Laid before Parliament

13th October 2025

Coming into force

4th November 2025

The Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 1 and 17(4) of the Mesothelioma Act 2014(1 (\"#f00001\")).

Citation, commencement, interpretation and application

1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Diffuse Mesothelioma Payment Scheme (Amendment) Regulations 2025 and come into force on 4th November 2025.

(2) In these Regulations, “first diagnosed” has the meaning given to it by Schedule 1 to the Diffuse Mesothelioma Payment Scheme Regulations 2014(2 (\"#f00002\")).

(3) These Regulations apply only in relation to any case in which a person was first diagnosed with diffuse mesothelioma on or after 4th November 2025.

Amendment of Schedule 4 to the Diffuse Mesothelioma Payment Scheme Regulations 2014

2. In Schedule 4 (amount of scheme payments) to the Diffuse Mesothelioma Payment Scheme Regulations 2014 for Table 1 substitute—

“Table 1

Age of the person with diffuse mesothelioma (see regulation 16(3))Scheme Payment40 and under£403,96941£398,48442£393,00043£387,51644£382,03045£376,54546£371,06147£365,57648£360,09049£354,60550£349,12051£343,63652£338,15053£332,66554£327,18055£321,69556£316,20957£310,72558£305,24059£299,75760£294,27261£288,78662£283,30163£277,81664£272,33265£266,84666£261,36167£255,87668£250,39269£244,90570£239,42171£233,93672£228,45173£222,96574£217,48075£211,99676£206,51377£201,02878£195,54279£190,05780£184,57281£179,08882£173,60183£168,11784£162,63285£157,14786£151,66187£146,17688£140,69289£135,20790 and over£129,721”

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions

Stephen Timms

Minister of State

Department for Work and Pensions

10th October 2025

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations substitute the table in Schedule 4 to the Diffuse Mesothelioma Payment Scheme Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/916 (\"http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2014/916\")). This has the effect of increasing the level of payments made under the scheme for each age category by 49%. The substituted payment amounts apply to eligible persons first diagnosed with diffuse mesothelioma on or after 4th November 2025 and, where the person first diagnosed with diffuse mesothelioma on or after 4th November 2025 has died without making an application to the scheme, to their eligible dependants.

A full impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no, or no significant, impact on the private, voluntary sector or community bodies is foreseen.

(1)

2014 c. 1 (\"http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2014/1\").

(2)

S.I. 2014/916 (\"http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2014/916\"), amended by S.I. 2014/917 (\"http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2014/917\"), 2015/367 (\"http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2015/367\").