Millions over State Pension with hearing difficulties could be due up to £434 a month

Across the entirety of Great Britain, it is estimated that there are 12 million adults living with a hearing condition or deafness. However, only 35,633 of them are currently receiving additional financial support through Personal Independence Payment (PIP), Attendance Allowance, or Adult Disability Payment (Scotland only).

Currently, 8,616 individuals above the State Pension age are receiving either £72.65 for the lower rate or £108.55 for the higher rate of Attendance Allowance each week due to a hearing condition. These payments are typically made every four weeks, resulting in either £290.60 or £434.20 each pay period. There are 15 primary hearing conditions being supported through these disability benefits, but this is not an exhaustive list as the benefit supports a continually 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. 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 tax-free benefit is currently supporting more than 1.5 million people across Great Britain reports the Daily Record. Attendance Allowance is a benefit designed to assist individuals of State Pension age with their daily living expenses, enabling them to maintain independence in their own homes for longer.

It is crucial to note that unlike Personal Independence Payment (PIP) or Armed Forces Independence Payment (AFIP), Attendance Allowance does not include a mobility component and solely provides support for additional daily living costs.

The number of claimants for Attendance Allowance due to hearing impairments includes:

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