JSA "credits only" claim - do I still qualify for other help?

yknivag

Hi,

I have been unemployed since the end of 2012 and claiming JSA. However I just moved in with my partner and, because he works full time, I'm no longer eligible for any payment of IB-JSA.

Currently I'm still signing on to collect my NI credits and so I'm technically a "claimant".

My question is, can I still get help with prescriptions and dental care etc? Or will my partner have to pay for all that until I can get work?

Thanks in advance.

jobbingmusician

I think you can probably find out by Googling this. And I'm afraid you will probably have to pay. I Googled dental treatment, and found

You do not have to pay if, during the course of treatment, you or your partner, receive:
Income Support
Income-related Employment and Support Allowance
Income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance
Pension Credit guarantee credit
Universal Credit
or
you are named on a valid NHS tax credit exemption certificate or you are entitled to an NHS tax credit exemption certificate
you are named on a valid HC2 certificate

Source: http://www.nhs.uk/NHSEngland/Healthcosts/Pages/Dentalcosts.aspx

JeLaw

You won't qualify for income based help. But you might be eligible for free prescriptions if you have a particular condition. If not, do you have regular prescription? If so, look at getting a pre-payment certificate. You'll still have to pay something but it will be cheaper than paying each time (depending on how many prescriptions you need).

yknivag

jobbingmusician wrote: »

I think you can probably find out by Googling this. And I'm afraid you will probably have to pay. I Googled dental treatment, and found

You do not have to pay if, during the course of treatment, you or your partner, receive:
Income Support
Income-related Employment and Support Allowance
Income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance
Pension Credit guarantee credit
Universal Credit
or
you are named on a valid NHS tax credit exemption certificate or you are entitled to an NHS tax credit exemption certificate
you are named on a valid HC2 certificate

Hi, thanks for the reply. I googled and got the same result.

I am claiming Income Based JSA, just not receiving and money. My question is whether an active claim is sufficient or whether it needs to be paying money?