People under State Pension age with poor eyesight could be due up to £172 each week
dailyrecord.co.ukAn estimated 188,000 people in Scotland are affected by some form of sight loss with that figure expected to double by 2031, according to the charity, Sight Scotland, formerly known as Royal Blind.
Three out of four people with a visual impairment are aged over 65, with around 8,000 adults of working age registered blind or partially sighted.
On a larger scale, there are around two million people living with a sight impairment or a degenerative eye condition across Great Britain - including myself - and many may not be aware of the extra financial support out there to help then with additional daily living costs or mobility needs.
The latest statistics from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) show that at the end of April 2023, some 57,692 people were receiving extra financial support through Personal Independence Payment (PIP) or Adult Disability Payment (ADP), including 4,693 living in Scotland.
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