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Office of Hearing Services - Objective: To reduce the consequences of hearing
loss in the community by ensuring high quality, cost-effective
hearing services are available to eligible clients.
Australian Hearing
- is a government subsidised service that includes hearing assessment,
hearing aid fitting and hearing rehabilitation for children
and young adults up to the age of 21, as well as most aged pensioners,
most veterans and war widows.
Children and young adults can contact Australian Hearing directly to make
an appointment. Call 13 17 97. Children and young adults do
not
need to apply for a voucher.
Aged and disability pensioners
must complete an 'Application
for Hearing Services for adult applicants' and receive a 'Hearing
Services Voucher'
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Disability support pension - If you can't work full-time because of
a serious, "long-term" health problem or disability,
you may be eligible for Disability Support Pension.
Carer Payments - for carers of older people, adults, and
children with disabilities living at home in need of full-time
care and attention.
Carer Allowance - for parents or carers of children and
adults with
a disability. The payment of Carer Allowance is free of
income or assets tests and is not taxable.
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