Diffuse mesothelioma payments
How to claim
The 2008 scheme
Fill in a mesothelioma payment claim form and provide medical evidence.
Contact the Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit (IIDB) helpline if you cannot print out a form and you need one sent to you.
IIDB Helpline
Telephone: 0800 279 2322
Textphone: 0800 169 0314
Relay UK (if you cannot hear or speak on the phone): 18001 then 0800 121 8379
British Sign Language (BSL) video relay service if you’re on a computer - find out how to use the service on mobile or tablet
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Barnsley IIDB Centre
Mail Handling Site A
Wolverhampton
WV98 1SY
Alternative formats
Contact the IIDB helpline to ask for alternative formats, such as braille, large print or audio CD.
You must claim within 12 months of diagnosis. If you’re a dependant claiming for a sufferer who is now deceased, you must claim within 12 months from the date of their death.
Diffuse Mesothelioma Payment Scheme (DMPS)
You can apply online at the DMPS website.
You’ll need:
- your National Insurance number
- your full employment history, with evidence - for example, P60s
- evidence of unsuccessful attempts to trace your employer or insurers
- the date of your diagnosis
- evidence of diagnosis
- details of any previous claims
- a witness statement
Contact TopMark for more information on the DMPS and how to apply.
TopMark
dmps@topmarkcms.com
Telephone: 0330 058 3930
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TopMark Claims Management
160 Bath Street
Glasgow
If you disagree with a decision
You can challenge a decision about your claim. This is called asking for a mandatory review.
If you’re unhappy with the outcome of the mandatory review, you can appeal to to the Social Security and Child Support Tribunal. The tribunal is impartial and independent of government.
Appeal to the tribunal within one month of getting the mandatory review decision. If you submit your appeal after a month you’ll have to explain why you did not do it earlier.
Download and fill in form SSCS6a and send it to the address on the form.
You’ll need to choose whether you want to go to the tribunal hearing to explain your case. If you do not attend, your appeal will be decided on your appeal form and any supporting evidence.
After you submit your appeal, you can provide evidence. Your appeal and the evidence will be discussed at a hearing by a judge and one or two experts. The judge will then make a decision.
It usually takes around 6 months for your appeal to be heard by the tribunal.