Funding for Hearing Aids
Hearing aid funding schemes available in the United Kingdom
What Hearing Aid Funding is Available?
There are times when hearing aids alone are unable to overcome loud background noise, hearing in meetings at work, in lectures, or when in a restaurant with your family.
There are accessories that enhance the performance of your hearing aids, allowing you to hear again in these complex listening situations.
Please see our page on Roger Accessories for more information.
There are three ways that enable you to access these products.
Eligibility
Below is a self-check list to give you an overview of the initial criteria;
- Do you wear hearing aids?
- Are you over 16 years old?
- Do you live in the United Kingdom?
- Are you in employment, self-employment, work experience or about to start a job?
Access To work
If you are working, or looking for employment opportunities, you may be able to receive funding support. Find out more below;
Eligibility
Below is a self-check list to give you an overview of the initial criteria;
- Do you wear hearing aids?
- Are you over 16 years old?
- Do you live in the United Kingdom
- Are you an undergraduate or post-graduate?
- Do you qualify for Student Finance England, Student Finance Wales, Student Finance Northern Ireland or Student Awards Agency Scotland?
Disabled Student Allowance
Students entering Further Education may be eligible to receive funding for Free Assistive Listening Devices.
Disabled Student’s Allowance (DSA) is a government funded scheme available to you if you are in higher education with a disability such as hearing loss. The support you can receive is in addition to your student grant or loan, and is not affected by income. 42% of students with a known disability were in receipt of Disabled Student’s Allowance (DSA) since 2010-11*.
Disabled Student’s Allowance can cover the cost of any equipment you may require, in addition to your hearing aid(s). Each University should also have a person in charge of disability issues called a Disability Officer who you can talk to about the support you may require. It can help with the cost of a note-taker or a sign language interpreter for example, items of specialist equipment, travel and other study-related costs.
When you apply for funding, you will need to provide medical evidence of your disability, such as a letter from your doctor or specialist, and be required to have an assessment to review your specific needs. A report of those needs and the equipment required is then passed to the appropriate funding body. If you are successful, you will be notified how to purchase the equipment by the funding body.
To help with your application, we have outlined below some initial eligibility criteria.
Self Funding
The above funding schemes enable specific groups to access this technology free of charge, or at a discounted rate.
If you don’t match the criteria outlined on these pages, you are still able to purchase Assistive Listening Devices to enable you to benefit from optimal hearing, contact us to discuss & have a trial.