At the time of the announcement, James Purnell, Secretary of State for Work and Pensions said: “It is right that this help should be available to coal miners who are suffering from this painful condition following years of hard work. This disease has made life very difficult for a large number of retired miners and forced others to end their working life earlier than planned, so I am pleased that we are now in a position that we will be able to offer them valuable financial assistance.”
Coal miners with miners knee who have worked underground for ten years or more should be able to claim the state benefit. A spokesman from the Department of Work and Pensions said “I’m very pleased that this help is now available to those miners who, through no fault of their own are afflicted with this condition. We estimate that thousands of former miners will now be able to benefit from this aid.” These thousands of former miners could also be eligible for a miners knee claim and Claim-Easy can help guide them through the process.
While test cases currently going through will need to be completed before other claims can proceed, there are plans to close the register of potential claimants in the near future, so if you suffer from miner’s knee and think you may be eligible to claim, contact Claim-Easy without delay.
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