Typical Awards For Mesothelioma Compensation

The amount of compensation awarded for mesothelioma is based on age and your particular set of circumstances, but is likely to be between £45,000 and £200,000.

Under certain circumstances it may not be possible to claim compensation for mesothelioma. These include the following:

			You simply have no idea how or when you may have been in contact with asbestos

			The companies where exposure to asbestos occurred ceased trading many years ago

			You have only been in contact with asbestos while serving in the Armed Forces, usually the Royal Navy
			The Crown is exempt from prosecution prior to 1987

Even if you are sure that you fall in to one of the categories above, it is still worth a phone call to exhaust all other possibilities. Mesothelioma can be triggered by a small amount of asbestos so may have been ingested when a building was being refurbished, breathed in when washing the clothes of a spouse who worked with asbestos or from a variety of other sources.

Please call Lynne Manners or Warren Miller on Free Phone 0800 783 9535 if you would like further advice on whether you may claim compensation for mesothelioma, given your set of circumstances.

Mesothelioma compensation from the government

If you cannot claim compensation from insurance companies, then the government will provide compensation for mesothelioma under the Pneumoconiosis etc. (Worker’s Compensation) Act of 1979.

The 2 tables below are a guide to the amount of compensation the government will provide for people with mesothelioma.

The left hand table is for people who currently have mesothelioma.
The right hand table is for people claiming for a relative who has recently passed away.

The amounts listed are sourced from the Department of Work and Pensions and came in to force on 1st October 2008.

Amount of lump sum payment to person with mesothelioma

Amount of lump sum payment to dependent

Age of person with mesothelioma at diagnosis, or, if unknown, at date of claim

Age of person with mesothelioma at death

Age	Payment
37 and under	£52,772
38	£51,747
39	£50,722
40	£49,698
41	£48,673
42	£47,648
43	£47,137
44	£46,621
45	£46,112
46	£45,599
47	£45,086
48	£43,653
49	£42,219
50	£40,781
51	£39,349
52	£37,911
53	£36,888
54	£35,864
55	£34,841
56	£33,812
57	£32,789
58	£30,125
59	£27,460
60	£24,799
61	£22,133
62	£19,469
63	£17,829
64	£16,189
65	£14,551
66	£12,911
67	£11,272
68	£10,939
69	£10,604
70	£10,273
71	£9,941
72	£9,608
73	£9,325
74	£9,037
75	£8,759
76	£8,480
77 and over	£8,197

Age	Payment
37 and under	£23,953
38	£23,362
39	£22,774
40	£22,185
41	£21,595
42	£21,007
43	£20,444
44	£19,874
45	£19,313
46	£18,751
47	£18,189
48	£17,496
49	£16,804
50	£16,112
51	£15,423
52	£14,732
53	£14,165
54	£13,603
55	£13,039
56	£12,473
57	£11,911
58	£10,351
59	£8,787
60	£7,226
61	£5,662
62	£4,098
63	£3,651
64	£3,207
65	£2,752
66	£2,306
67 and over	£1,859