You’re entitled to help with your NHS health costs if your total take-home pay in your last assessment period was either:
- £435 or less
- £935 or less if you get an element for a child, have limited capability for work (LCW) or limited capability for work and work-related activity (LCWRA)
Your assessment period is the:
- full assessment period which ended before the first day of the course of treatment for dental treatment
- last full assessment period which ends before the start of the prescribed date for prescriptions
If you claim UC as a couple, the earnings limit applies to the joint income of you and your partner.
Your earnings are shown on your statement as 'Your total take-home pay for this period'.
You can check your total take-home pay and entitlement to any additional support by looking at the 'Other support you may be able to get' section of your statement.
Any dependants aged 19 and under who are included in your UC award will also get the same help.
Check what help you could get to pay for NHS costs and apply online.
What you'll receive
If you’re entitled to help through UC, you'll receive:
- free NHS prescriptions
- free NHS dental treatment
- free NHS sight tests
- free NHS wigs and fabric supports
- help towards the cost of glasses or contact lenses
- help towards travel costs to receive NHS treatment
Claiming a refund
If you're not sure about your entitlement or expect to be entitled in future, you must pay for your health costs.
You can claim a refund if you meet the qualifying criteria in the following assessment period.