JSA Sanctions & Free NHS Dental treatment?

Dole_Scrounger

I've been looking everywhere on the internet, but cannot find an answer to this question. Can anyone help?:o

If you get a JSA sanction, I know that you loose your money & NIC.:mad:
But what I want to know is this. Are you still entitled to receive free NHS dentistry if you continued to sign on, or would you be stuck with the dentist bill?:eek:

TIA!;)

Horseunderwater

Are you on income based JSA? Free treatment only applies to means tested claimants not contributions based ones, but if you still sign during a sanction I cannot see you not being entitled providing above applies. You can still get help on a low income basis by filling in form HC1 if not on means tested jsa.

Dole_Scrounger

Thanks for your reply HORSEUNDERWATER!;)

At the moment I am not signing on. Last year I was sanctioned for refusing to do a WP, and signed off:o. I know that if I sign on again the sanction might still be in affect. I am not too worried about the dole money, but I need some expensive dental treatment, (which I can't afford to pay for), as I am not working either at the moment:(. Signing on to get this alone would be fine, providing that I am still entitled, otherwise there is no point in putting up with more abuse from these people for nowt:(.

Any more thoughts anyone? :think:

TIA:)

pmlindyloo

I believe that if you have a live claim for income based JSA, although you are sanctioned, then you would be entitled.

Like you I can't find any definite information on it.

An alternative is to apply for it via the low income scheme.

http://www.nhs.uk/NHSEngland/Healthcosts/Pages/nhs-low-income-scheme.aspx