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Prescriptions: Fees and Charges

Asked by Ian RoomeLiberal DemocratDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled Answered 14 July 2025UIN 65613

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to amend the eligibility requirements for free NHS prescriptions, in the context of increases to the State Pension age.

Answered by Karin Smyth

The Department currently has no plans to align the upper age prescription charge exemption with the State Pension age.

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