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<p>Under the terms of the Coal Industry Pneumoconiosis Compensation Scheme (CIPCS),
formerly the Coal Workers Pneumoconiosis Compensation Scheme, there is provision for
posthumous claims to be made.</p><p> </p><p>In instances in which an individual was
not assessed for Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit (IIDB) during life, or a
retrospective request either is not possible or successful, a claim can be made under
CIPCS, if pneumoconiosis appears on the Death Certificate.</p><p> </p><p>IIDB which
is usually claimed by employees who become disabled as a result of a prescribed disease
or accident caused by their employment, can be claimed posthumously, by the dependants
of anyone who dies whilst suffering from a prescribed disease, provided they do so
within one year of the issue of the deceased’s death certificate.</p><p> </p><p>Any
evidence a family can provide that confirms or suggests that the deceased was suffering
from a prescribed disease prior to their death would be considered as part of a posthumous
claim. This includes claimants who may have died as a result of COVID-19, and no mention
of the prescribed disease was on their death certificate.</p><p> </p><p>For an award
to be made, the death does not need to be in respect of the prescribed disease but
may be from any cause, including for example where COVID-19 was a contributory factor.
Payments to dependants usually equate to up to 3 months’ worth of benefit, but may
sometimes be higher.</p>
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