Diffuse mesothelioma payments

Payments for dependants

The 2008 scheme

You may be able to claim if you were the dependant of a sufferer who has died. You must claim within 12 months of their death.

Contact the Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit (IIDB) helpline to find out if you’re eligible.

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
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If you qualify, you’ll get one payment. The amount will depend on how old the person with mesothelioma was when they died. For example, if they were 60 when they died, and you qualify, you’ll get a payment of £23,233.

Aged 40 and under

Age when the person died	Payment
37 and under	£59,436
38	£58,159
39	£56,884
40	£55,609

Aged 41 to 50

Age when the person died	Payment
41	£54,334
42	£53,060
43	£51,839
44	£50,608
45	£49,396
46	£48,177
47	£46,960
48	£45,464
49	£43,963
50	£42,468

Aged 51 to 60

Age when the person died	Payment
51	£40,976
52	£39,479
53	£38,253
54	£37,038
55	£35,818
56	£34,590
57	£33,374
58	£29,999
59	£26,611
60	£23,233

Aged 61 and over

Age when the person died	Payment
61	£19,850
62	£16,463
63	£15,497
64	£14,538
65	£13,554
66	£12,586
67 and over	£9,840