Universal credit - dental costs

Lizmorton90

Hi,

I am receiving universal credit whilst I am looking for work and I need to go to the dentist and have a tooth replaced either a denture or bridge. I asked the job centre if I would qualify and they think yes but after googling the criteria I am unsure. I am actively job hunting and have had various job interviews in the past week which I am hoping to hear from. I have my dental appointment this Monday and the bit I am confused about is the ‘date I claim’ for dental help.

The criteria says this:

Eligibility criteria

You qualify if, on the date you claim help with health costs:
a) you receive Universal Credit and either had no earnings or had net earnings of £435 or less in your last Universal Credit assessment period

I qualify as it stands now but on Monday I will have my consultation and I’m hoping they either take an impression for a denture or book another appt for a bridge. What happens if I get a job before having the denture made or a bridge fitted?

It says on the date you claim help so is that the date I go for my first appointment or when my denture is made / fitted or a bridge done?

I can’t seem to find any advice online and I don’t want to be stung by a fee should I have misinterpreted this incorrectly.

pmlindyloo

According to this link

https://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/health/help-with-health-costs/help-with-health-costs/

you can continue to get dental help if your circumstances change during the course of the treatment.

Ask the dentist for a plan of your treatment at your consultation and then it looks like you will be covered.

Ames

If you qualify for free dental care on the day the treatment starts then that course of treatment is free.

I became ineligible for free treatment a few weeks after the checkup but the whole course of treatment, which took nearly a year, was free.

Lizmorton90

Great thank you very much