Mesothelioma sufferers who do NOT qualify for a payment under the 1979 Workers Compensation Scheme should apply for a lump sum payment under the 2008 Diffuse Mesothelioma Scheme. The vast majority of mesothelioma sufferers should receive a lump sum payment under one of the two schemes.

Applications under both schemes are made on one form PWC1.

Lump sum payments are administered by the
Workers Compensation Section
Jobcentre Plus, Barrow IIDB Centre
Phoenix House 4th Floor
Pitman Way
Preston PR11 2AB
The DWP telephone helpline is free phone 0800 279 2322.

How much will I be paid?
Under the Workers Compensation Scheme you will be paid a one-off lump sum payment. Your payment will depend on your age and the level of disability awarded for Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit. These are worked out on a sliding scale: the younger you are and the greater your level of disability, the higher your compensation payment. Mesothelioma sufferers are paid at the 100% rate.
Payments under the 2008 Diffuse Mesothelioma Scheme are also paid on a sliding scale and will eventually be paid at the Workers Compensation Scheme rate, but for the next two to three years the payments will be less than the Workers Compensation Scheme rate.

Can I make a claim for someone after they have died?
Yes if you are a dependant
If you are a dependant of someone who has died you can apply for a lump sum payment under either of the two schemes, but only one category of dependant is paid.
Dependants are considered in the following order:

• surviving husband or wife of the sufferer; or if there is no spouse,
• the sufferer’s children who are under 16 years old or under 21 but not in full time paid employment,
  or are
  permanently incapable of supporting themselves at the time the sufferer died: or if there are no children,
  
• the sufferer’s partner who lived with the sufferer, although not married; or if there is no partner,
  
• any other relative who was dependent on the sufferer at the time of his or her death.
  
  

Which forms should be completed?
Complete the Form PWC 1 for applications under both schemes

2008 Diffuse Mesothelioma Scheme
Amount of lump sum payment to person with mesothelioma. April 2010

2008 Diffuse Mesothelioma Scheme Amount of lump sum payment to person with mesothelioma. April 2010
Age of person with mesothelioma at diagnosis, or if unknown, at date of claim	Payment £
37 and under	75,176
38	73,714
39	72,255
40	70,796
41	69,336
42	67,876
43	67,147
44	66,413
45	65,687
46	64,957
47	64,226
48	62,185
49	60,143
50	58,095
51	56,053
52	54,006
53	52,548
54	51,089
55	49,632
56	48,167
57	46,708
58	42,915
59	39,117
60	35,327
61	31,530
62	27,734
63	25,397
64	23,061
65	20,729
66	18,393
67	16,057
68	15,582
69	15,106
70	14,634
71	14,161
72	13,686
73	13,283
74	12,873
75	12,478
76	12,081
77 and over	11,678

2008 Diffuse Mesothelioma Scheme
Amount of lump sum payment to dependent. April 2010

2008 Diffuse Mesothelioma Scheme Amount of lump sum payment to dependent. April 2010
Age of person with mesothelioma at death	Payment £
37 and under	39,122
38	38,281
39	37,442
40	36,603
41	35,764
42	34,925
43	34,122
44	33,310
45	32,513
46	31,711
47	30,910
48	29,923
49	28,938
50	27,952
51	26,971
52	25,987
53	25,178
54	24,378
55	23,575
56	22,768
57	21,968
58	19,746
59	17,517
60	15,292
61	13,065
62	10,836
63	10,201
64	9,569
65	8,921
66	8,285
67	7,298

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