You're not entitled to claim help with your NHS health costs if:
- you've not been awarded any payments based on your benefit assessment
- you're not receiving a payment of Universal Credit (UC) due to a sanction
- you have an underlying entitlement - this might be because you're receiving a different higher value benefit
Your entitlement may change if your payments change in another assessment period. This is regardless of if National Insurance contributions are being paid on your behalf.
If you need to claim help with your NHS health costs, you can apply through the NHS Low Income Scheme. When applying, do not include any qualifying benefit you do not receive a payment for.
If you're receiving payment of a qualifying benefit but an earlier overpayment is currently being recovered from you, you can continue to claim help with your NHS health costs.
Check what help you could get to pay for NHS costs and apply online.