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Question about paying for perscriptions?

littlepinkstars44
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ok heres the deal, i am a full time 21 (soon to be 22) year old student.
I have asthma and have to pay £5 ever other month when i need a new inhaler.
My question is...i recieve a studnent loan&bursary every month, and i also work part time (9 hours a week)
So i have never paid any taxes or National Insurance, so then doesn't this mean i'm entitled to free perscriptions??
If i don't reply right away it's because my mums computer is broke, and my laptop charger broke last night! Using a friends tower he gave us to borrow for now lol!
I have asthma and have to pay £5 ever other month when i need a new inhaler.
My question is...i recieve a studnent loan&bursary every month, and i also work part time (9 hours a week)
So i have never paid any taxes or National Insurance, so then doesn't this mean i'm entitled to free perscriptions??
If i don't reply right away it's because my mums computer is broke, and my laptop charger broke last night! Using a friends tower he gave us to borrow for now lol!
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Do you receive any kind of benefits?-->♥<-- Sugar Coated Owl -->♥<--
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razorbladekisses wrote: »Do you receive any kind of benefits?
i only get my student loan and bursary every month
and my wages, but i only work 9 hours a week on 5.81 an hour0 -
Uni students are not entitled to free prescriptions once they are 19+ I'm afraid.Looking forward to the future.0
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It doesn't matter that you haven't made any contributions, you will need to fill out a form to be assessed. The NHS exemption authority will decide based on your earnings and expenditures whether you can pay. Students rarely qualify as they take into account the fact that your bursary is for living costs0
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fuzzybear01 wrote: »It doesn't matter that you haven't made any contributions, you will need to fill out a form to be assessed. The NHS exemption authority will decide based on your earnings and expenditures whether you can pay. Students rarely qualify as they take into account the fact that your bursary is for living costs0
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Unfortunately they don't really tend to take that into consideration... If you spend more than your bursary then you're probably seen by them as living outside your means... Try applying as fuzzybear suggested - nothing ventured nothing gained, just don't hold out any hopes I guess is all we're sayingDFW Nerd #025DFW no more! Officially debt free 2017 - now joining the MFW's!
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Debts aren't taken into account when they work out if you can afford to pay for prescriptions, if i remember correctly, when I looked at the form it was things like rent, mortgage, child maintenence that they take into account0
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If I understand your post correctly it is only costing you the equivalent of 63p per week for your inhaler, that's hardly going to break the bank, if you lived in England each prescription would cost you £7.20.0
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