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United Kingdom · Question · Written question

UIN 5099

Prescriptions: Fees and Charges

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answeredUnited Kingdom· UK Parliament· EN

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4 December 2023

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18 December 2023 · Answer

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18 December 2023

Summary

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of removing free prescriptions on the health of (a) all benefit claimants and (b) benefit claimants with long-term health conditions.

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  1. 4 December 2023

    Written question

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of removing free prescriptions on the health of (a) all benefit claimants and (b) benefit claimants with long-term health conditions.

    Source: Commons

  2. 18 December 2023

    Answer

    The Government’s policy remains that, where a benefit entitles a claimant to free prescriptions, the claimant must be in receipt of that benefit. For example, Universal Credit claimants must be in receipt of a positive award of Universal Credit and their ...

    Source: Written answer

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