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Diffuse Mesothelioma Payment

Under certain circumstances, people suffering from the asbestos-related disease, diffuse mesothelioma, may be entitled to a one-off lump sum payment.

Eligibility

You can claim a one-off lump sum payment if:

  • you are unable to make a claim under the 1979 Pneumoconiosis Order (NI)
  • have not received payment for the disease from an employer, a civil claim or elsewhere
  • are not entitled to compensation from a Ministry of Defence scheme

The scheme covers people whose exposure to asbestos occurred in the United Kingdom and was not as a result of their work as an employee, for example:

  • you came into contact with asbestos from a relative - for example by washing their clothes
  • you were exposed to asbestos in the environment - for example, they lived near a factory using asbestos
  • your exposure to asbestos was while self-employed
  • your exposure cannot be set but it occurred in the United Kingdom

Rates

The lump sum payment depends on the age you were when the disease was diagnosed. If the date of the diagnosis is not known, it will be based on your age at the date of making a claim.

The rates are as follows:

Age when diagnosed

Payment

Age when diagnosed

Payment

37 and under

£97,219

57

£60,403

38

£95,329

58

£55,498

39

£93,443

59

£50,587

40

£91,557

60

£45,686

41

£89,667

61

£40,776

42

£87,779

62

£35,868

43

£86,838

63

£32,847

44

£85,888

64

 £29,823

45

£84,948

65

£26,807

46

£84,003

66

£23,786

47

£83,059

67

£20,766

48

£80,421

68

£20,151

49

£77,779

69

£19,533

50

£75,132

70

£18,926

51

£72,492

71

£18,312

52

£69,842

72

£17,701

53

£67,956

73

£17,179

54

£66,072

74

£16,647

55

£64,188

75

£16,137

56

£62,291

76

£15,625

 

 

77 and over

£15,105 

There are separate rates for dependants where the sufferer has died.

Making a claim

For more information or to ask for a claim form, contact the Industrial Injuries Branch. You can also download a form.

Claims must be received within 12 months of the date of diagnosis. The aim is to pay 95 per cent of claims within six weeks of receiving the claim form.

You will be asked to send medical evidence with your claim showing that you suffer from diffuse mesothelioma caused by exposure to asbestos. No further medical examination will be needed.

If the sufferer has died, their dependants may be able to claim. The claim form must be received within 12 months of the date of death.

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Financial support

  • Appeal a benefits decision
  • Attendance Allowance
  • Constant Attendance Allowance
  • Diffuse Mesothelioma Payment
  • Direct payments
  • Disability Living Allowance for adults
  • Disability Living Allowance for children
  • Disabled Person's Allowance
  • Employment and Support Allowance
  • Independent Living Fund
  • Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit
  • Payment of disability benefits in other European countries
  • Personal Independence Payment (PIP)
  • Premiums for people with disabilities
  • Review of your incapacity benefits if you live abroad
  • Severe Disablement Allowance
  • The Common Travel Area and social security benefits
  • Vaccine Damage Payment

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