Financial support

Your hearing loss may mean you are entitled to different kinds of financial support, or as they are commonly known benefits. This will depend on how your hearing loss affects you and your current financial situation.

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Though there are many more types of benefits, the main types of benefit which you may be eligible if you have hearing loss are:

  • Personal Independence Payment (PIP) - The PIP benefit is for adults, aged 16 to 64, and this benefit replaced Disability Living Allowance (DLA).

  • Attendance Allowance (AA) - The AA benefit is for people who have reached state pension age. DLA is still available, but this benefit is now for children and young people up to the age of 16.

     

Benefits advice

There are several organisations who can provide detailed information that will help you to understand what financial support you could apply for. They are:

Applying for benefits

If you would like to apply for financial support, the process varies depending on where you reside in the UK. To find out more about applying, visit the relevant Government website for your UK country: