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9 years 11 months ago - 9 years 11 months ago #120069 by Mabel2015
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Are free prescriptions/council tax benefit applicable if you are in receipt of DLA but not ESA?
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9 years 11 months ago #120071 by Gordon
Replied by Gordon on topic Free Prescriptions/Eye Tests

Orchid wrote: Are free prescriptions/council tax benefit applicable if you are in receipt of DLA but not ESA?


To receive Free Prescriptions, etc. you need to be in receipt of an Income Related Benefit such as ESA(IR) or Income Support, DLA does not fall under this heading, however, you may qualify due to low income or in some cases due to your conditions, the following has more details

www.nhs.uk/nhsengland/Healthcosts/pages/Prescriptioncosts.aspx

You may be eligible for a discount on your Council Tax due to your DLA, but the rules are specific to each Local Authority so you will need to check with them for eligibility.

Gordon

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9 years 11 months ago #120075 by Jim Allison BSc, Inst LE, MBIM; MA (Consumer Protection & Social Welfare Law)
Replied by Jim Allison BSc, Inst LE, MBIM; MA (Consumer Protection & Social Welfare Law) on topic Free Prescriptions/Eye Tests
Hi Orchid,
A person of any age can qualify for free prescription if they have a continuing physical disability which means the person cannot go out without the help of another person. Temporary disabilities do not count even if they last for several months.

This is explained at Help with health costs

You qualify for a free NHS-funded sight test if you are under 16 are 16, 17 or 18 and are in full-time education are 60 or over are registered as partially sighted (sight impaired) or blind (severely sight impaired) have been diagnosed with diabetes or glaucoma are 40 or over, and your mother, father, brother, sister, son or daughter has been diagnosed with glaucoma have been advised by an ophthalmologist (eye doctor) that you’re at risk of glaucoma are a prisoner on leave from prison are eligible for an NHS complex lens voucher - your optometrist (optician) can advise you about your entitlement

You’re also entitled to a free NHS sight test if you:
receive Income Support receive Income-based Jobseeker's Allowance (not Contribution-based) receive Pension Credit Guarantee Credit receive Income-based Employment and Support Allowance (not Contribution-based) are entitled to, or named on, a valid NHS tax credit exemption certificate are on a low income and named on a valid HC2 certificate Partial help: if you are named on a valid HC3 certificate you might get some help towards the cost of a private sight test.

Hope this helps.

Jim

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