Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

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 what was the total paid to applicants during the period.

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 period, £38m was paid to claimants under the Pneumoconiosis etc. (Workers' Compensation) Act 1979.

The rejected claims data supplied is based on bespoke analysis of departmental datasets, and has not been certified as National Statistics or Official Statistics. It may be subject to revision in future.