NHS Exemption Card....haven't received mine yet

Jummy

Hi:)
My partner and i receive WTC and CTC and our income is below 15,000.
I have not received our exemption cards yet and just wondered if any of you are still waiting for yours.
I have a dentist appointment this week and haven't got a card to show them,so I'm wondering if they might make me pay for my treatment.
Can i just show the dentist my award letter for now until the cards arrive?

kenshaz

Yes,but it depends on him or her if they accept it

Purdy_1

Mine arrived on Tuesday. Yours maybe on its way.

Astaroth

I have medical exemption (rather than financial) and whilst I waited for my card to arrive I was told to pay and keep the receipts for reclaiming the costs afterwards... I dont know if it would be the same for financial exemption

madhouse

I phoned them a couple of weeks ago to say I'd not received it and they sent it out straight away. It took a week to be delivered.

Scarlett1

where do you get the excemption cards from ? when I have treatment I sign a form for excemption so having a card would be easier

Becles

I got one even though my circumstances have changed and I'm no longer entitled to free prescriptions

I phoned up and just got told to destroy it.

Chrysalis

you talking about hc2 certs?

olgadapolga

If you ring their helpline 0845 609 9299, they will give you the new certificate numbers which you can then give to the dentist/pharmacist etc.

I rang them yesterday to ask if our cards had been sent out and was told the above and advised that that the certificates should be with us by mid-July . . . they turned up in this morning's post (letter was dated 28th May though!).

pinchez

My partner and I have one child and earn £24000 a year we are also in receipt of WTC and CTC.

Would we be able to get a NHS Exemption Card and free dental treatment?

sandhabibi

pinchez wrote:

My partner and I have one child and earn £24000 a year we are also in receipt of WTC and CTC.

Would we be able to get a NHS Exemption Card and free dental treatment?

I believe you have to have earnings under £15k a year.