People over State Pension age with hearing problems could be due up to £434 each month
18.06.2024 - 04:57
/ dailyrecord.co.uk
The latest figures from the Scottish Government indicate there are around 850,000 people living in Scotland with some form of hearing loss and of those, 70 per cent are over 70 - some 595,000. Across Great Britain, there are believed to be 12 million adults living with a hearing condition or deafness, however, just 35,633 of them are receiving extra financial support through Personal Independence Payment (PIP), Adult Disability Payment (ADP) or Attendance Allowance.
Some 8,616 people over State Pension age are now receiving either £72.65 for the lower rate or £108.55 for the higher rate of Attendance Allowance each week for a hearing condition. Payments are typically made every four weeks so this amounts to either £290.60 or £434.20 each pay period.
There are 15 main hearing conditions being supported through these three disability benefit s, but this is not a definitive list as the benefit supports an ever-evolving list of conditions. If you, or someone you know, below State Pension age has a hearing condition, you should consider making a new claim for PIP or ADP (which has now replaced new claims for PIP in Scotland) - find out more here.
If you, or someone you know is 66 or over, and living with a hearing impairment, you should consider making a claim for Attendance Allowance. This is a tax-free benefit currently supporting more than 1.5 million people across Great Britain, including 140,716 living in Scotland.
It is designed to help people of State Pension age with daily living expenses and can also help them stay independent in their own home for longer. It’s important to be aware that unlike PIP or ADP, there is no mobility component for Attendance Allowance, it only provides support for the extra cost of daily