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UC Carers Element Dental Treatment?

MoodyMand45

MoodyMand45 Posts: 110 Forumite

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12 March at 9:48PM in Benefits & tax credits

Does anybody know if a person receiving Universal Credit and Carers Element who cares full time and does not have another Job needs to pay for dental treatment.

All I can find online is if your take home pay is less than a certain amount you might get free however, a one hundred pound fine awaits if you get it wrong so I've opted for paying for treatment for now.

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Largs Posts: 502 Forumite

12 March at 9:56PM

Is it an NHS dentist?

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KxMx Posts: 11,465 Forumite

12 March at 9:57PM edited 12 March at 9:58PM

If there is no take home pay on either a single or joint claim, then it is free.
If you've gotten receipts you can claim the cost back.
Many dentists expect the patient to pay & then claim back from the NHS anyway.
https://faq.nhsbsa.nhs.uk/knowledgebase/article/KA-03917/en-us

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