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Prescriptions: Pensioners

Asked by Mr Peter BedfordConservativeDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled Answered 14 October 2024UIN 7339

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many and what proportion of pensioners qualify for free prescriptions.

Answered by Karin Smyth

The number of identified patients aged 60 years old or over who received a prescription that was recorded as exempt from the single item prescription charge in England in 2023/24 was 13.6 million.

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