HAD Financial Assistance Scheme

Persons who are entitled to compensation under the Occupational Deafness (Compensation) Ordinance may apply to the Board for any expenses reasonably incurred in the acquisition, fitting, repair or maintenance of a hearing assistive device.

Applicants should take note of the followings:

1. Application should be submitted to the Board within 12 months from the date on which the expenses were incurred;
2. The hearing assistive devices and related expenses should not be funded by any grant, sponsorship or donation.

Maximum amount of the assistance

1. The amount of expenses that an applicant is entitled to shall not in aggregate exceed $115,760.
2. The amount of expenses that may be incurred for the first application made by an applicant for the acquisition and fitting of a hearing assistive device shall not exceed $25,000.

Hearing Assistive Devices

According to the Occupational Deafness (Compensation) Ordinance, hearing assistive devices include:

1. Hearing aid;
   
   
2. Telephone amplifier specially designed for use by persons with hearing difficulty;
   
   
3. Desktop telephone with flashing light or other visual device to indicate ringing;
   
   
4. Any device the use of which by a person suffering from noise-induced deafness is determined by the Board, upon the advice of the Medical Committee, to be reasonably necessary in connection with such deafness; or
   
5. Any accessories or parts of the above hearing assistive devices.