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Prescriptions
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im going to uni in september, and ive been trying to think of ways to save my money. ive heard in various places that you can pay a lump sum (its around £90 i think) at the start of the year, and then get all your prescriptions for free throughout that year. If this is true, it'd help me greatly, bcos i get about 5 things per month, and each thing is £6 summat...so id save bucket loads of cash!!!
has anybody heard of this?? if so, let me know what you know, and also where i could get more information on it
Thanx
p.s. hope this is in the right topic, i wasnt sure if it should go under 'Anything goes' or 'students'
has anybody heard of this?? if so, let me know what you know, and also where i could get more information on it
Thanx
p.s. hope this is in the right topic, i wasnt sure if it should go under 'Anything goes' or 'students'
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but if you are a full time student, you're usually exempt from paying for prescriptions anyway.
Only if you're 19 or under, it doesn't count otherwise as the lady in Boots repeatedly told us when we tried to blag free prescriptions :rolleyes:
the lady in boots is an idiot.
if you earn under £8000 a year, you can get free/discounted prescriptions whatever your age.
up to 19 you get it automatically, 19 and over you need to send off the HC1 form.
That'll be why we never got them then
i didn't get any help, cause my parents help pay for my prescriptions, but all my ex-housemates, who didn't get any help from their parents got money towards prescriptions.
they do take into account all money you get, and not just money you earn. student loans, bank loans, overdrafts and hardship funds are also taken into consideration.
but even if you don't get any help, it's worth a try.
They keep that fucking quiet.
I've had one the whole time I've been a student and it's helped me save loads on prescriptions, glasses, contact lenses and dental treatment.
It might seem tedious to fill in but since it costs nothing and you're at uni I think it's well worth it.
(Good news if you live in Wales: they're hoping to introduce free prescriptions for everyone by 2007)
:yes:
Anyway it'll be like everything else, it's always the same people who get everything paid for. If your parents earn a decent wage you'll get nothing...even though your parents shouldn't have to pay for your prescriptions :rolleyes:
I am a student earning fuck-all and I get the maximum London loan of £4975 a year.
Basically they will pay for a whole host of random things that I don't need like NHS wigs and Fabric Supports but not for my prescriptions dammit. It's called geeting "partial" support from them but conveniently it just applies to things that few people actually use.
I might get one of those pre-payment things... they apparently work out cheaper if you get at least 14 prescriptions in a year. But it's rather depressing to predict needing that many prescriptions in advanced isn' it?
Lots of us knock the NHS and think that £6.40 is a lot to pay but we are actually really lucky when you look at how much Americans have to folk out for their medications.