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HCS1: Are You Entitled to Help With Health Costs? HCS2 A Quick Guide to Help With Health Costs includes Charges and OPtical Voucher Values: 2006/2007 HCS3: Poster

DescriptionDetailed information on help with health costs, what people are entitled to, how they can claim help.
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Website Publication DateDecember 20, 2006

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AGE GROUPS

CHILDREN UNDER 16 AND YOUNG PEOPLE IN FULL-TIME EDUCATION AGED 16, 17 AND 18

Full-time education means you must be receiving full-time instruction from a recognised educational establishment such as a school, college or university. To be a recognised establishment the place where you are studying must be registered with the ScotXed Unit within Information and Analytical Services of the Scottish Executive Education Department. If it is not registered with them you still may be able to get help with health costs under the NHS Low Income Scheme - read here.

You get free:

  • NHS prescriptions;
  • NHS dental treatment for any course of treatment that starts before your 19th birthday;
  • NHS wigs and fabric supports.

You also get:

  • vouchers towards the cost of glasses or contact lenses;
  • if you have lost or damaged your glasses or contact lenses - read here;
  • if you need help with travel costs to and from hospital for NHS treatment - read here.

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Page updated: Monday, December 11, 2006