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Tax Credit payments made by HMRC ended on 5 April 2025
People receiving tax credits were moved to Universal Credit. After your tax credits were stopped, you must meet the Universal Credit conditions to be entitled to full help with health costs.…
Electronic prescriptions
Get your prescriptions electronically and save time and money for the NHS
Electronic prescriptions service (EPS)
EPS is replacing the need for most paper prescriptions, working towards a paper free NHS. You can send your prescription…
Universal Credit
Not everyone getting Universal Credit is entitled to help with their health costs.
You are only entitled if the total take-home pay for your household in your last assessment period was:
£435 or less
£935 or less if your Universal Credit…
War Pension Scheme and Armed Forces Compensation Scheme
If you receive War Pension Scheme or Armed Forces Compensation Scheme payments and are under the age of 60, you can request a war pension exemption certificate from Veterans UK.
A valid war pension exemption certificate entitles you to:
free NHS…
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…
Getting benefits
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Only certain benefits entitle you to help with NHS costs.
In Scotland or Wales, NHS prescriptions are already free. You're also entitled to free NHS dental check ups and NHS sight tests in Scotland, and free NHS dental check ups up…
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…
Medical conditions
People with certain medical conditions can get free NHS prescriptions if they have a valid medical exemption certificate.
Find out more about medical exemption certificates and how to apply for one.
Terms and conditions for buying an NHS Hormone Replacement Therapy Prescription Prepayment Certificate (HRT PPC)
The HRT PPC service we offer is for you, the customer. Your use of this service means you agree to the following terms and conditions.
Definitions
‘You’ means the person named on the HRT PPC.
Legal identity
The NHS Business Services Authority (…
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…