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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.
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…
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 using our eligibility checker. If…
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…
Advice in other languages
We can provide you with an interpreter service if English is not your first language and you need advice about getting help with the cost of any of the following:
NHS prescriptions
NHS dental treatment
Sight tests
Glasses or contact lenses…
Medicines covered by the HRT PPC
HRT PPCs cover certain HRT medicines. Your GP may prescribe you other medicines that are not covered by an HRT PPC.
It's important to check that the medicine you need is covered before buying an HRT PPC.
The medicines are listed A to Z by the…