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 £23,628.

Aged 40 and under

Age when the person died	Payment
37 and under	£60,446
38	£59,148
39	£57,851
40	£56,554

Aged 41 to 50

Age when the person died	Payment
41	£55,258
42	£53,962
43	£52,720
44	£51,468
45	£50,236
46	£48,996
47	£47,758
48	£46,237
49	£44,710
50	£43,190

Aged 51 to 60

Age when the person died	Payment
51	£41,673
52	£40,150
53	£38,903
54	£37,668
55	£36,427
56	£35,178
57	£33,941
58	£30,509
59	£27,063
60	£23,628

Aged 61 and over

Age when the person died	Payment
61	£20,187
62	£16,743
63	£15,760
64	£14,785
65	£13,784
66	£12,800
67 and over	£10,007