United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 112974
NHS: Fees and Charges
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11 February 2026
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23 February 2026 · Answer
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23 February 2026
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of widening the eligibility of the NHS Low Income Scheme to include those who are on a state pension.
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11 February 2026
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of widening the eligibility of the NHS Low Income Scheme to include those who are on a state pension.
Source: Commons
23 February 2026
Answer
No such assessment has been made. People aged 60 years old and over are automatically entitled to free National Health Service prescriptions and free NHS eye tests.People on the state pension can apply for the NHS Low Income Scheme and depending on their ...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-02-11/112974
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1880754
- uk · wq-1880754 · source updated 23 February 2026