Dentists, I have a question about dental treatments and universal credit

Jayjay12

I went to the dentist for a check up in November and required a few treatment sessions. However, I worked in a temporary job in December and worked over the earnings threshold for the latest complete assessment period. I only worked for that month and I am now back to unemployed. I need to go back to the dentist next week for a final session where my new assessment period will have started a few days before.

Will the treatment cost me? Do they calculate the assessment period from when I went for a check-up or after the last treatment session? Back in November I had no job and it is only my recent period that I went over the threshold. So, I am quite confused as to whether I will need to pay or not.

Toothsmith

If the treatment was started when you had an exemption, then that treatment plan is covered whatever happens afterwards.

Future treatment plans will depend on your status at the start of that plan.

The 'swing' to this 'roundabout', though is that if you become exempt after you've started a treatment plan - fees are still owed.