Can I claim any benefit. I have moderate hearing.

aiden1301

Hi I am 57 years old I can’t hear . I can’t hear much . Can I claim any benefit. I have moderate hearing.

pink_princess

Hi @giden1301

Welcome to the Community ? 

thespiceman

Hello @aiden1301    Pleased to meet you.

Thank you for joining and sharing.

I am one of the team of Community Champions.  We support members offer advice and guidance.

Please have a look at this link.

https://www.gov.uk./browse/benefits.

All can be explained if you need benefits to live on and qualify for the criteria you can apply.

Please you can also look at our website lots of information on benefits.

Please if there are any questions please ask.

Please take care.

@thespiceman

poppy123456

HI and welcome,

I'm one of the community champions here on scope and i'm here to help and advise others.

PIP maybe possible but it's not awarded based on a diagnosis, it's how those conditions affect your ability to carry out daily activity based on the PIP descriptors. Relevant evidence will be needed to support a claim and a face to face assessment is most likely. A successful claim could take several months, maybe more.

If you're one of those that are still claiming DLA then do be aware that a claim for PIP will end your DLA claim once a decision on the PIP has been made. https://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/benefits/sick-or-disabled-people-and-carers/pip/before-claiming/how-much-you-get-and-how-long/

For any other benefits then it will depend on your circumstances and with no information it's impossible to give any further advice. You may want to visit and advice centre near you for a full benefits check.

Chloe_Scope

Welcome to the community @aiden1301! You might find the benefit checker to be a useful tool. Please do let us know how you get on and if there is anything else we can do to help.