Help with NHS charges now exemption cert has ended?

Helshippychick_2

graceandowen wrote: »

Hi
Me and my partner are over the limit to receive the nhs exemption cetificate from tax credits by only £200 for the year.
We have 2 children aged 4 and 5 and to be totally honest, we realied heavily on the exemption cards. I have at least 2 prescription items per month so does the partner, also i have to have eye tests every year due to my mother having glaucoma (Altho I dont qualify for free eye tests as I am not over 40 and at risk ) Also the dentist is another nightmare expence.
To be totally honest we cannot afford all of the above, I have just had to cancel my dentist appointment even tho I have terrible toothace as I cannot afford to go.
Is there anything to help people like us who fall just over the limit??
Thanks for reading

The pre-payment certificate is a good idea (already given), but what about the dental hospital for free dental treatment?

dane-katie

Can you get to Charles Clifford Dental Hospital in Sheffield or similar where you live, free dental treatment as long as you dont mind a 4th or 5th year dental student working on you, ive been few times and they have been wonderful, warning though it is a full day out as the dont rush!

Oldernotwiser

graceandowen wrote: »

And it really makes me angry as I dont see how this extra £200 is meant to cover the whole caboodle for the year :mad:
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I don't really understand this; could you explain.

betterlatethannever

Oldernotwiser wrote: »

I don't really understand this; could you explain.

I think what they mean is, now they are no longer entitled to TC, because they are earning £200 over the threshold, that they have to pay for NHS stuff and that the £200 doesn't cover a years worth of dentist/opticians/prescriptions.

Although its only for two adults as the kids will get their stuff free.
With certificates and even with an annual eye test included (though i still think thats NOT needed, and i DO have good knowledge of this subject), you'd be hard pushed to spend over £200 pa

calleyw

Oldernotwiser wrote: »

I don't really understand this; could you explain.

I think what the OP is referring to is that they earnt £200 over the threshold for a exemption certificate.

We don't get any help and my husband takes 5-7 different meds a day and has done for the last 4 years and will for the next couple of years so he has a pre-paid certificate. And he is on benefits and I don't earn mega bucks.

Can't you get the dr to write the scripts over a long period. Unless you are at risk over dosing you should not be getting a script every month. Even my husbands are bi monthly.

We also have to pay for dental and opticians. I suppose lucky my husband is over 40 and gets free eye tests because his father had glacoma. Why has it gone italic :mad:

If you have children you don't pay for them anyway. Eye tests are needed only ever two years and if you use a computer most of the time at work your boss is suppose to cough up for that one. And a lot of the time there are free eye test vouchers@ D & A floating around or £10 test at Tescos/Asda.

Specs can be cheap my husband last got his pairs for £19 each. And there is only the dentist to pay for. If you have a NHS one the max they can charge is £200. The other bands are £16ish for a check up and £45 ish including up two fillings and x-rays.

Yours

Calley
:mad: Killer Italics :rotfl:

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is there still something like the saturday hospital fund,which can help with dentist/eyes?