United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 5099
Prescriptions: Fees and Charges
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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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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
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 ...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2023-12-04/5099
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1675237
- uk · wq-1675237 · source updated 18 December 2023