Search results
Showing: 10 of 1392
NHS Tax Credit Exemption Certificate Survey
Your views are important to us
You can take part in our short survey to give us your views on our NHS Tax Credit Exemption Certificate service. Your answers will help us to see how we are doing overall and how we can improve.
You can be sure that…
Check if you have an NHS exemption
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.…
NHS tax credit exemption certificates
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.…
Don't get caught out by penalty charges
If you're claiming free prescriptions or dental treatment, do not assume you're automatically covered. Always check before you claim.
Free prescriptions
You're only entitled to claim if you meet the requirements:
Age
You’re entitled to free…
Real Time Exemption Checking (RTEC)
Pharmacy contractors can find more information about RTEC, including how to register, on the Community Pharmacy England (CPE) website.
RTEC lets your local pharmacy see if you need to pay for your NHS prescriptions. They will do this when you pick…
Check before you tick
Find out if you're entitled to free NHS prescriptions, NHS dental treatment and help with other NHS costs using our eligibility checker.
It usually takes 3 minutes to check.
If you claim free NHS prescriptions or NHS dental treatment when you're…
Check if you're eligible for help
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.…
Help with Health Costs - England 2023/24
Published 20 June 2024.
Page last updated 27 February 2025.
Publication
NHS Help with Health Costs 2023/24 statistical summary narrative (HTML)
This dashboard will allow you explore the data in more detail.
Summary
The NHSBSA administers a…
NHS Tax Credits privacy notice
HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) determine who is eligible for NHS Tax Credit exemptions. They share this information with the NHS Business Services Authority. We’ll use the information to manage the NHS Tax Credit Service for the UK.
Why we process…
Aged 19 and under
Jump to:
Aged 18 and under and in full time education
If you are:
under 16
aged 16, 17 or 18 and in full time education
You get:
free NHS prescriptions
free NHS dental treatment
free NHS sight tests
free NHS wigs and fabric…