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HC2 certificates (full help with health costs)
If you apply to the NHS Low Income Scheme and receive an HC2 certificate for full help with health costs, you’re entitled to:
free NHS prescriptions
free NHS dental treatment
free NHS sight tests
help with the cost of glasses or contact lenses…
HC3 certificates (limited help with health costs)
If you apply to the NHS Low Income Scheme and receive an HC3 certificate for limited help with health costs, your certificate will tell you how much help you can get towards the cost of:
NHS dental treatment
NHS sight tests
travelling to…
NHS Low Income Scheme
If you have a low income, the NHS Low Income Scheme could help you pay for:
NHS prescription charges
NHS dental treatment charges
the cost of sight tests, glasses and contact lenses
the cost of travelling to receive NHS treatment
NHS wigs and…
Wigs and fabric supports
NHS wigs and fabric supports supplied through a hospital are free if you live in Scotland or Wales. The current charges in England are:
stock modacrylic wig: £80.15
partial wig - human hair: £212.35
full made-to-order wig - human hair: £310.55…
Free NHS dental treatment
Certain groups don't have to pay NHS dental treatment charges.
You should always check with your dentist whether your treatment is private or NHS. If you're entitled to free NHS treatment and the treatment you receive is a mixture of NHS and…
NHS tax credit exemption certificates
You're entitled to full help with health costs if your annual family income used to calculate your Tax Credits is £15,276 or less and you receive either:
Child Tax Credit
Working Tax Credit and Child Tax Credit paid together
Working Tax Credit…
Free NHS prescriptions
Some groups are automatically entitled to free NHS prescriptions. Others can apply for certificates that entitle them to free NHS prescriptions.
Some prescribed items are always free, including contraceptives and medication given to hospital…
Check if you're eligible for help
You could get help to pay for:
NHS prescriptions
NHS dental treatment
sight tests, glasses and contact lenses
travel to receive NHS treatment
NHS wigs and fabric supports
Find out what help you could get and what to do next using our…
NHS Help with Health Costs
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.
Help with travel, eye care, wigs and fabric support costs
Certain groups are automatically entitled to help with the cost of:
travel to receive necessary NHS treatment
sight tests
glasses or contact lenses
NHS wigs
abdominal and spinal supports
surgical brassieres
People who are not automatically…