Although most NHS treatment is free, there are still some costs you might need to pay, for example, to get your prescriptions or to travel to your hospital appointment.
Find out how you could get help to pay for these health costs.
NHS Help with Health Costs
Check if you're eligible for help
Check if you're entitled to help with NHS costs
Help with NHS prescription costs
Includes who's entitled to free NHS prescriptions, refunds and prescription prepayment certificates (PPCs)
Help with NHS dental costs
Includes current charges and what they cover, who’s entitled to free treatment and how to claim refunds
Help with travel, eye care, wigs and fabric support costs
Includes help paying for hospital travel, sight tests, glasses, contact lenses, NHS wigs and surgical supports
NHS Low Income Scheme
Includes what's covered, who can apply, how to apply and renewing and replacing your HC2 or HC3 certificate
Exemption certificates
Help for pregnant women, new mothers, people with medical conditions and people getting tax credits
NHS Help with Health Costs news
64,000 NHS medical exemption certificate expiry dates extended
25th January 2022The Department of Health and Social Care have agreed to extend all NHS medical exemption certificates
Read morePharmacy teams required to collect signatures on prescription forms
25th January 2022From 1 September 2021, the temporary suspension of patient signatures was withdrawn and the need for patients
Read moreChanges to the FP10 NHS prescription form
24th January 2020New prescription forms are being introduced in England to help eligible patients correctly claim free NHS
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