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Madina
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My husband is disabled and is receiving income related ESA and PIP. and i dont work as i look after my husband and receive Carers allowance. I was intending to fill in the HC1 form for free prescription however it states clearly that i do not need to fill it in as my husband is in receipt of the qualifying benefit. now i have been asked to pay a penalty charge for a prescription. i have contacted NHS and appealed against the decision and sent them my husbands benefit award but it has been refused because it is in his name and not mine and now i have been asked to pay the penalty by the 28/05/2018. We are in a very low income and i have now filled in the HC1 form to avoid further penalties. i would be grateful for any advice as i do not feel i did anything wrong ,
thanks in advance
thanks in advance
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Iv it states clearly that he doesmt have to pay why is he having tonpay a fine.
Tru appealing again on that ground but in his namemake the most of it, we are only here for the weekend.
and we will never, ever return.0 -
I was in exactly the same position as yourself and claimed prescriptions, dental and opticians and this never happened. I was concerned that it would and tried with no avail to get a letter from the DWP stating my derived entitlement. Fortunately, we had had the same dentists etc for many years and they never queried my entitlement. Maybe the DWP would provide you with proof. Good luck.0
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Thanks Dixi will try and get proof from DWP and appeal again0
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My husband is disabled and is receiving income related ESA and PIP. and i dont work as i look after my husband and receive Carers allowance. I was intending to fill in the HC1 form for free prescription however it states clearly that i do not need to fill it in as my husband is in receipt of the qualifying benefit. now i have been asked to pay a penalty charge for a prescription. i have contacted NHS and appealed against the decision and sent them my husbands benefit award but it has been refused because it is in his name and not mine and now i have been asked to pay the penalty by the 28/05/2018. We are in a very low income and i have now filled in the HC1 form to avoid further penalties. i would be grateful for any advice as i do not feel i did anything wrong ,
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hi poppy we are claiming as a couple and my husband did declare me on the application form but the letters and communication come under his name0
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hi poppy we are claiming as a couple and my husband did declare me on the application form but the letters and communication come under his name
Which group is he in for ESA and how much per week does he receive? If we have this info then we'll be able to tell you if it's a joint claim.0 -
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Vickimichelle wrote: »If you phone the DWP & explain they will send you out a letter with both names on.
This is what you need to do each year, we do this as my partner is never mentioned in letters.0
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