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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…
Real Time Exemption Checking (RTEC)
Pharmacy contractors: For more information about RTEC, including how to register, go to PSNC’s website.
RTEC lets your local pharmacy see if you need to pay for your NHS prescriptions. They will do this when you pick up a prescription, or when it’s…
Universal Credit toolkit
Not everyone getting Universal Credit is entitled to help with their health costs.
You are only entitled if your take-home pay in your last assessment period was:
£435 or less
£935 or less if your Universal Credit includes a payment for a child…
Universal Credit
Not everyone getting Universal Credit is entitled to help with their health costs.
You are only entitled if your take-home pay in your last assessment period was:
£435 or less
£935 or less if your Universal Credit includes a payment for a child…
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…
Help with NHS prescription costs
In England, most working-age adults have to pay for their prescriptions. Certain groups are entitled to free NHS prescriptions.
Use our eligibility checker to see if you are entitled to free NHS prescriptions and other help with health costs.
The…
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…
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…
Pharmacies selling Prescription Prepayment Certificates (PPCs)
If you are a pharmacy, you can process PPCs sold at your pharmacy in Manage Your Service (MYS).
This is for both:
3 or 12 month PPCs that cover all NHS prescriptions
HRT PPCs that cover certain hormone replacement therapy medicines
When you…
Sight tests, glasses and contact lenses
You're entitled to a free NHS sight test if you:
are aged 60 or over
are registered blind or partially sighted
have been diagnosed with diabetes or glaucoma
are aged 40 or over and have a close relative (parent, sibling or child) with a…