Help with health costs

Last updated October 2003

Help with health costs covers:

• Free NHS prescriptions
• Free NHS dental treatment
• Free NHS sight tests
• Vouchers towards the cost of glasses or contact lenses
• Free NHS wigs and fabric supports
• Repayment of necessary travel costs to hospital and back for NHS treatment

Do you or your partner get:

• Income Support
• Pension Credit guaranteed credit
• Income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance
• Working Tax Credit with Child Tax Credit, or
• Working Tax Credit with a disability element, or
• Child Tax Credit and you are not eligible for Working Tax Credit, and
• Your gross annual income for 2003 is £14,200 per year or less?

(This figure is shown on the front page of your tax credit award notice)

Or are you:

• Named on a tax Credit NHS Exemption Certificate?

If YES to any of the above, you can get help with health costs.

If NO, you may be able to get help with health costs through the NHS Low Income Scheme.

You can get claim form HC1 from Jobcentre Plus or social security offices.

• For information about help with health costs, phone NHS Direct on 0845 46 47
• For information about Child Tax Credit and Working Tax Credit, phone the Inland Revenue Helpline on 0845 300 3900. If you use a textphone, the number is 0845 300 3909.