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<p>Benefit and lump sum payments that were made in respect of mesothelioma will be
recovered from the Diffuse Mesothelioma Payment Scheme (DMPS) payment in the same
way as they would be recovered from other compensation payments. The latest Impact
Assessment for the DMPS dated 10 March 2014 estimates that the recovery of benefits
in the first 10 years of the Scheme, to 31 March 2024, will be £72m.</p><p> </p><p>The
issue of research is not directly a matter for the Department for Work and Pensions;
however we have worked closely with the Department of Health to make progress in this
area. This work has included setting up a partnership to identify mesothelioma research
priorities which will lead to the National Institute for Health Research turning priorities
into fundable research questions and to encourage applications from the research community.
In addition the National Cancer Research Institute has a workshop planned on 02 May
2014 to discuss and develop new proposals for mesothelioma studies. The Government
has established robust systems to ensure that funding is provided to the highest quality
research bids. The work that the Department of Health is taking forward will support
researchers in producing these bids and ensure that funding is allocated in a way
that best supports sufferers of this terrible condition.</p>
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