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Claiming Your Free NHS Prescription

You can claim your free NHS prescription if, at the time of posting you fall in to any of the categories detailed below:

  • You are aged 60 or over;

  • You are under 16 years of age;

  • You are in full-time education and aged 16, 17 or 18;

  • You are pregnant or have had a baby in the previous 12 months and have a valid exemption certificate;

  • You have a listed medical condition and have a valid exemption certificate;

  • You have a continuing physical disability which means you cannot go out without help from another person and have a valid exemption certificate;

  • You are an NHS in-patient;

  • You are getting, or your partner gets Income Support, or Income-based Jobseekers Allowance, or Minimum Income Guarantee, or Pension Credit guarantee credit;

  • You are entitled to, or named on, a valid NHS tax credit exemption certificate;

  • You are named on a current NHS Low Income Scheme HC2 certificate;

  • You are a war pensioner, the prescription is for your pensionable disablement and you have a valid war pension exemption certificate;

  • or your prescription is for contraceptives.

What you need to send us

 

You will need to send us proof of exemption as detailed in the table below. The code letters relate to those found on the back of your prescription.

 

Reason for Exemption

Evidence Required

A - is under 16 years of age

None, if age or DOB is printed on the front of the prescription

B - is 16, 17 or 18 and in full-time education

Letter from school or college or documents showing payment of child benefit or family tax credit

C - is 60 years of age or over

None, if age or DOB is printed on the front of the prescription

D - has a maternity exemption certificate

Photocopy of form FP92 or FP96

E - has a medical exemption certificate

Photocopy of form FP92 or FP96

F - has a prescription prepayment certificate

Photocopy of form FP92 or FP96

G - has a War Pension exemption certificate

Photocopy of War Pensions Agency Certificate

L - is named on a current HC2 charges certificate

Photocopy of HC2 Charges Certificate

H - gets income support (IS)

Photocopy of Income Support Order Book, Giro letter or tear-off portion

K - gets Income-based Jobseeker's Allowance (JSA (IB))

No evidence available - Your entitlement will be checked later by the DoH.

M - is entitled to, or named on, a valid NHS Tax Credit Exemption Certificate

Photocopy of Working Families' or Disabled Person's Tax Credit Exemption Certificate

S - has a partner who gets Minimum Income Guarantee (MIG)

Photocopy of partner's pension book, letter or bank statement showing payment from Department of Work and Pensions

 

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