Help with prescription costs?

dig4victory

Hi
The daughter is off to uni next months:beer: and we have a query.

Do students have to pay for 'scripts at uni?
She has 2 lots of med monthly, so that would be £15 per month, and periodically she may have another 2 or 3 items so she could potentially be paying out a whopping nearly £40.

Does anyone know of any funding to help with this sort of thing?

Many thanks

Elle7

A prepayment certificate is the best option - I've got one too, as I have endless medications. Uni students aren't usually entitled to any help otherwise.

Camelina

dig4victory wrote: »

Hi
The daughter is off to uni next months:beer: and we have a query.

Do students have to pay for 'scripts at uni?
She has 2 lots of med monthly, so that would be £15 per month, and periodically she may have another 2 or 3 items so she could potentially be paying out a whopping nearly £40.

Does anyone know of any funding to help with this sort of thing?

Many thanks

There is also a low income scheme that students as well as others can apply to too. The form looks overly long though and would want full details of loans/bursaries/money given to them by parents as well as outgoings such as rent etc. The outcome may not be a full entitlement to free prescriptions though, you could still have to pay a percentage towards them. After looking at the form I came to the conclusion that a pre-pay was the easiest option

outtawork

You may be able to apply for a HC2 as a student and all prescriptions are free.

nimbo

in my first year i got the form but no one else managed - then they took mine away.

worth the time to fill in the forms but also look into the pre pay script. always useful when you need those surprise meds.

mountainofdebt

where is she going?

Prescriptions are free in Wales

AnnBar

mountainofdebt wrote: »

where is she going?

Prescriptions are free in Wales

And Scotland.

silvercar

Prescriptions are free for all 18 year olds in education.

Camelina

Maybe if they are in 6th Form/College but not if they are at Uni

Citizen-of-Sheldonopolis

free prescription for up to 19 years of age if in full time further education - does include Uni


just look at the nhs web site

CoS

Camelina

LOL Just to humour you I have checked and copied/pasted this from the very same NHS website



You can get free NHS prescriptions if, at the time the prescription is dispensed, you:

• are 60 or over
• are under 16
• are 16-18 and in full-time education
• are pregnant or have had a baby in the previous 12 months and have a valid maternity exemption certificate (MatEx)
• have a specified medical condition and have a valid medical exemption certificate (MedEx)
• have a continuing physical disability that prevents you from going out without help from another person and have a valid MedEx
• hold a valid war pension exemption certificate and the prescription is for your accepted disability
• are an NHS inpatient

I know my eye sight isn't as good as it was but I believe it says 16-18 in full time education!!