Important box Universal Credit claimants need to tick for free NHS prescriptions

[Northerner]

Universal Credit claimants in receipt of free prescriptions will soon have to follow new guidelines to get medication on the NHS.

The Department for Work and Pensions told Mirror Money it's currently rolling out a new process that will make it easier for those on the scheme to get free medical aid.

The current prescription form, known as FP10, has been changed to include a tick box for Universal Credit claimants who meet the criteria for free prescriptions.

However, not everyone on Universal Credit will be entitled to the benefit, as many people are already earning above the threshold criteria.

Universal Credit claimants are only entitled to free prescriptions if their earnings are £435 or less, or £935 or less if they have a child or are unable to work.

https://www.mirror.co.uk/money/important-box-universal-credit-claimants-21349503

Posted in case this affects anyone here 🙂

 

[mikeyB]

If England fell into line with every other country in the UK, there wouldn’t be any need to impose another complicated rule to access free prescriptions.

 

[Ralph-YK]

This one is down to the decisions and implementation of UC. (As we well as the prescription charge existing in the first place!) Which is another example of Government just not getting things right. And how much a change in benefit rules can affect lots of things you've to deal with.