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Recovery data for the 2008 Diffuse Mesothelioma Scheme

Data on lump sum payments recovered under the 2008 Diffuse Mesothelioma Scheme and the Pneumoconiosis etc. (Workers’ Compensation) Act 1979 (PWCA).

• From: Department for Work and Pensions
• Published: 1 January 2010
• Last updated: 19 May 2026
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  1. 19 May 2026

     Added data on lump sum payments recovered for the Diffuse Mesothelioma Payment Scheme from April 2025 to March 2026.

  2. 7 May 2025

     Added data on lump sum payments recovered for the Diffuse Mesothelioma Payment Scheme from April 2024 to March 2025.

  3. 8 May 2024

     Added data on lump sum payments recovered for the Diffuse Mesothelioma Payment Scheme from April 2023 to March 2024.

  4. 24 May 2023

     Updated the 2022 to 2023: Lump sum payments recovered and 2023: PWCA breakdown attachments.

  5. 16 June 2022

     Added recovery data for May 2022, lump sum payments recovered (2022 to 2023) and PWCA breakdown (2022 to 2023). Updated the April 2022 figures for the PWCA breakdown.

  6. 26 May 2022

     Added recovery data for April 2022, lump sum payments recovered (2022 to 2023) and PWCA breakdown (2022 to 2023).

  7. 8 April 2022

     Added recovery data for March 2022, lump sum payments recovered (2021 to 2022) and PWCA breakdown (2021 to 2022).

  8. 11 March 2022

     Added recovery data for February 2022, lump sum payments recovered (2021 to 2022) and PWCA breakdown (2021 to 2022).

  9. 11 February 2022

     Added recovery data for January 2022, lump sum payments recovered (2021 to 2022) and PWCA breakdown (2021 to 2022).

  10. 14 January 2022

      Added recovery data for December 2021, lump sum payments recovered (2021 to 2022) and PWCA breakdown (2021 to 2022).

  11. 20 December 2021

      Added data on lump sum payments recovered under the 2008 Diffuse Mesothelioma Scheme and the Pneumoconiosis etc. (Workers’ Compensation) Act 1979 for November 2021.

  12. 26 November 2021

      Added recovery data for the 2008 Diffuse Mesothelioma Scheme for January to March 2021 (the end of year position). Also added recovery data for April 2021 to October 2021 (the year to date position).

  13. 20 January 2021

      Added recovery data for the 2008 Diffuse Mesothelioma Scheme for October to December 2020.

  14. 2 November 2020

      Added recovery data for the 2008 Diffuse Mesothelioma Scheme for April to September 2020.

  15. 17 September 2020

      Added recovery data for the 2008 Diffuse Mesothelioma Scheme for April 2019 to March 2020.

  16. 23 August 2019

      Added recovery data for the 2008 Diffuse Mesothelioma Scheme for January to March 2019.

  17. 29 January 2019

      Added recovery data for the 2008 Diffuse Mesothelioma Scheme for November to December 2018.

  18. 18 December 2018

      Added recovery data for the 2008 Diffuse Mesothelioma Scheme for April to October 2018.

  19. 5 December 2018

      Added recovery data for the 2008 Diffuse Mesothelioma Scheme for November 2017 to March 2018.

  20. 28 November 2017

      Added data for July 2016 to October 2017 to the 2016/17 and 2017/18 tables.

  21. 21 July 2016

      Added data for April to June 2016 to the 2016 to 2017 tables.

  22. 13 April 2016

      Added data for March 2016 to the 2015 to 2016 tables.

  23. 31 March 2016

      Added data for February 2016 to the 2015 to 2016 tables.

  24. 22 February 2016

      Added data for January 2016 to the 2015 to 2016 tables.

  25. 18 February 2016

      Added data for December to the 2015 to 2016 tables.

  26. 29 December 2015

      Added data for October to November to the 2015 to 2016 tables.

  27. 26 October 2015

      Added data for August to September to the 2015 to 2016 tables.

  28. 14 August 2015

      Added data for April to July to the 2015 to 2016 tables.

  29. 28 April 2015

      Added data for January to March 2015 to the 2014 to 2015 tables.

  30. 21 January 2015

      Published data for November and December 2014.

  31. 16 December 2014

      Published data for October 2014.

  32. 24 October 2014

      Added data for September 2014.

  33. 24 September 2014

      Published updated data for 2014 to 2015 (Lump sum payments recovered and PWCA breakdowns).

  34. 17 June 2014

      Published lump sum payments recovered and 'Pneumoconiosis etc. (Workers’ Compensation) Act 1979 (PWCA)' breakdown CSV files with figures for April and May 2014.

  35. 8 May 2014

      Updated Lump sum payments recovered and PWCA breakdown CSV files with latest figures for 2013 to 2014 (March 2014 data).

  36. 2 April 2014

      Updated Lump sum payments recovered and PWCA breakdown CSV files with latest figures for 2013 to 2014.

  37. 1 January 2010

      First published.

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2025 to 2026: Lump sum payments recovered

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2023 to 2024: Lump sum payments recovered

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2022 to 2023: Lump sum payments recovered

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2022 to 2023: PWCA breakdown

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2021 to 2022: Lump sum payments recovered

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2021 to 2022: PWCA breakdown

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2020 to 2021: Lump sum payments recovered

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2020 to 2021: PWCA breakdown

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2019 to 2020: Lump sum payments recovered and PWCA breakdown

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2018 to 2019: Lump sum payments recovered and PWCA breakdown

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2017 to 2018: Lump sum payments recovered and PWCA breakdown

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2016 to 2017: Lump sum payments recovered

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2016 to 2017: PWCA breakdown

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2015 to 2016: Lump sum payments recovered

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2015 to 2016: PWCA breakdown

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2014 to 2015: Lump sum payments recovered

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2014 to 2015: PWCA breakdown

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2013 to 2014: Lump sum payments recovered

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2013 to 2014: PWCA breakdown

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2012 to 2013: Lump sum payments recovered

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2012 to 2013: PWCA breakdown

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2011 to 2012: Lump sum payments recovered

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2011 to 2012: PWCA breakdown

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2010 to 2011: Lump sum payments recovered

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2010 to 2011: PWCA breakdown

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2009 to 2010: Lump sum payments recovered

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2009 to 2010: PWCA breakdown

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2008 to 2009: Lump sum payments recovered

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2008 to 2009: PWCA breakdown

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Details

The tables show the lump sum payments recovered under the 2008 Diffuse Mesothelioma Scheme and the Pneumoconiosis etc. (Workers’ Compensation) Act 1979 (PWCA). We have also included tables showing the breakdown of the PWCA lump sum recoveries into mesothelioma and non-mesothelioma cases.

The Compensation Recovery Unit has recovered these lump sum payments since 1 October 2008. The breakdown of the PWCA cases has only been available from April 2010.