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People over State Pension age with hearing issues could be due up to £101 each week

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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 44,838 of them are receiving extra financial support through Personal Independence Payment (PIP), Adult Disability Payment (ADP) or Attendance Allowance.

Some 8,180 people over State Pension age are currently receiving either £68.10 for the lower rate or £101.75 for the higher rate of Attendance Allowance each week for a hearing condition.

Payments are set to rise to£72.65 and £108.55 respectively from April next year. There are 15 main hearing conditions being supported through these three disability benefits, 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.

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