prescription charges ?

SuziQ

bitsandpieces wrote: »

If money is an issue, the original poster might do better asking for a referral to an NHS physio, if appropriate. The evidence of physio working for back pain is at least as good as for osteopathy, and an NHS physio won't charge you.

True,but as we all know,waiting lists are chronic-I was told 5 months and could not afford to be off work for 5 months!

bitsandpieces

SuziQ wrote: »

True,but as we all know,waiting lists are chronic-I was told 5 months and could not afford to be off work for 5 months!

Depends on the area and the GP's practice - in some places, you're looking at a couple of weeks to see an NHS physio, or even quicker if your GP has one in the practice. Worth checking out, before spending for a chiropractor, if money is an issue.

Even if you have to pay, physio treatment seems to be as effective with lower risk. Physio also often works out cheaper - in terms of per session fee, and fewer sessions sold to patients (if a chiropractor sells you a 'maintenance' course, you'll be paying out indefinitely :eek:) Of course, a lot depends on the actual practitioner you end up with.

Tally-Ho_2

calleyw wrote: »

I don't know the cut off point and can't find anything.

If your brother needs regular medication then he needs to get a prepaid prescription. These cost £104 for the year and can be paid for over 10 months on DD.

More info here

Also his pharmacist should have told him about the pre-paid prescription certificate if he is spending that sort of money on prescription per month.

Yours

Calley

Hi,

Thanks, I should have said that he has now bought a PPC. However he pays the equivalent of £2.00 per week for it (£104 cost divided by 52 weeks) which due to its cost, puts him back under the Income Support level.

Hence I really do need to find out at what income level you receive a HC2 (full costs including prescriptions) and at what income point it changes to only receive receive a HC3 (partial costs excluding prescriptions).

I did ring up and ask, and I got a load of double dutch as an answer, no one there could (or would) answer my question.

At this rate I can see I will have to submit a freedom of information request unless anyone here knows?.

Thanks

Tally

calleyw

Tally-Ho wrote: »

Hi,

Thanks, I should have said that he has now bought a PPC. However he pays the equivalent of £2.00 per week for it (£104 cost divided by 52 weeks) which due to its cost, puts him back under the Income Support level.

Hi Tally,

But that makes no difference they look at the income not the outgoings so if they believe he is over the limit he will still be over the limit no matter what he spends it on.

Tally-Ho wrote: »

Hence I really do need to find out at what income level you receive a HC2 (full costs including prescriptions) and at what income point it changes to only receive receive a HC3 (partial costs excluding prescriptions).

I did ring up and ask, and I got a load of double dutch as an answer, no one there could (or would) answer my question.

At this rate I can see I will have to submit a freedom of information request unless anyone here knows?.

Thanks

Tally

Tally what did they actually say?

Where they just being really vague and could not point you anywhere?

It seems strange that for other benefits they publish the limits.

All the best

Yours

Calley

Tally-Ho_2

calleyw wrote: »

Hi Tally,

But that makes no difference they look at the income not the outgoings so if they believe he is over the limit he will still be over the limit no matter what he spends it on.



Tally what did they actually say?

Where they just being really vague and could not point you anywhere?

It seems strange that for other benefits they publish the limits.

All the best

Yours

Calley

Hi,

I got the old 'well it varies on the subject' type answers.

I then gave them some figures (my brothers exact income and circumstances all nicely broken down) and they could still not tell me. What I think they have done in error is included part of my brothers War Pension Mobility Supplement in with the figures which they should not have done (DLA Mobility likewise should not be counted but he doesn't get that because of the war pension supplement).

What has caused the complication in my brothers case is that his Motability car does not take up all of his mobility supplement and they have included the residue as income!.

Trying to get that across to them was like talkng to a brick wall.

I tihnk I will speak with the British Legion benefit chap who has sorted out other complications that have arisen for my brother and see what his take on it is.

Thanks anyway.

Tally

calleyw

Tally-Ho wrote: »

What has caused the complication in my brothers case is that his Motability car does not take up all of his mobility supplement and they have included the residue as income!.

Trying to get that across to them was like talkng to a brick wall.

I tihnk I will speak with the British Legion benefit chap who has sorted out other complications that have arisen for my brother and see what his take on it is.

Thanks anyway.

Tally

I think I must being a bit thick but how can his mobility car not take up all his DLA mobility. Unless because of being in the forces you get more.

As far as I knew they took all your DLA mobility of £49.XX away from you.

I am getting more and more confused (not difficult for me :rotfl:)

I think you are better off talking to the British Legion.

All the best and let us know how you got on.


Yours


Calley

Tally-Ho_2

calleyw wrote: »

I think I must being a bit thick but how can his mobility car not take up all his DLA mobility. Unless because of being in the forces you get more.

As far as I knew they took all your DLA mobility of £49.XX away from you.

I am getting more and more confused (not difficult for me :rotfl:)

I think you are better off talking to the British Legion.

All the best and let us know how you got on.


Yours


Calley

Hi Caley,

It is because he doesn't receive DLA Mobility (£49.xx) per week, but receives War Pensioners Mobility Supplement (£54.xx) per week instead that this whole confusion has arisen.

Out of his £54.xx per month, Motability taken £52.40 per week for his car leaving him with £1.60 per week that the Prescription People are including as income (which they shouldn't).

Grrr, the British Legion chap who sorted it last time for him is away!!.

Looks like my brother will be writing to them yet again.

Thanks anyway.

Tally

robpw2

apply for hc2 i have one .. its worth it you may need to appeal i did but got one eventually i couldnt afford the amount of tablets i need without it

cagneyfan

can someone please tell me what all these abbreviations mean - thanks.
JSA (IB), IS, WTC, CTC and ESA (IR)
Whereas JSA (C) and ESA (C)

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mandy-j0 wrote: »

can someone please tell me what all these abbreviations mean - thanks.
JSA (IB), IS, WTC, CTC and ESA (IR)
Whereas JSA (C) and ESA (C)

JSA = Job Seekers Allowance
(IB)= Incapacity Benefit,
IS = Income Support,
WTC = Working Tax Credit,
CTC = Child Tax Credit
ESA = Employment & Support Allowance
JSA (C) = Job Seekers Allowance Contributions Based (if you have been working & paid NI)
ESA (C)= Employment & Support Allowance