Industrial Diseases: Compensation
Lords · Question HL14904 · Tabled 25 Feb 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions · Official record
Answered 12 Mar 2026
Question
Asked by Lord Wigley
To ask His Majesty's Government how many claims for payment under the Pneumoconiosis etc. (Workers' Compensation) Act 1979 were made in 2025, or the most recent 12-month period available; how many of these claims were (1) accepted or (2) rejected; and wha
Answer
Answered by Baroness Sherlock, 12 Mar 2026
In the period between October 2024 and September 2025, 3,850 decisions were made relating to new claims received under the Pneumoconiosis etc. (Workers' Compensation) Act 1979. 2,510 of these claims were accepted and 1,350 were rejected. Across the same p...