NHS Tax Credit Exemption Certificates

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NHS Tax Credit Exemption Certificates are documents issued to eligible tax credit claimants in the UK that entitle them to free NHS prescriptions and certain other health-related benefits.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf NHS exemption certificate ⓘ
document ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction England ⓘ
Northern Ireland ⓘ
Scotland ⓘ
Wales ⓘ
country United Kingdom ⓘ
dataSourceForEligibility tax credit award notice ⓘ
eligibilityAssessedBy HM Revenue and Customs ⓘ
eligibilityBasedOn receipt of Child Tax Credit without Working Tax Credit ⓘ
receipt of Working Tax Credit with a disability element and Child Tax Credit ⓘ
eligibilityCondition annual family income below a specified threshold ⓘ
entitlesHolderTo free NHS dental treatment for qualifying courses ⓘ
free NHS prescriptions ⓘ
free NHS sight tests ⓘ
refunds of necessary travel costs to receive NHS treatment under the Healthcare Travel Costs Scheme ⓘ
vouchers towards the cost of glasses or contact lenses ⓘ
format paper certificate ⓘ
holderMust be named on a qualifying tax credit award ⓘ
be ordinarily resident in the UK ⓘ
holderObligation to check that details on the certificate are correct ⓘ
to report changes in circumstances affecting eligibility ⓘ
introducedAsPartOf wider NHS exemption arrangements linked to the tax credit system ⓘ
issuedBy NHS Business Services Authority ⓘ
issuedOnBehalfOf Department of Health and Social Care ⓘ
language English ⓘ
legalBasis NHS (Charges for Drugs and Appliances) Regulations ⓘ
NHS (Dental Charges) Regulations ⓘ
mayAlsoBeProvidedAs digital record used for NHS checks ⓘ
misuseMayLeadTo NHS penalty charges ⓘ
civil recovery of wrongly claimed NHS charges ⓘ
mustBe in date at the time of claiming free NHS services ⓘ
shown if requested by NHS staff or pharmacists ⓘ
proofOf entitlement to certain NHS charge exemptions ⓘ
relatedTo HC2 certificate ⓘ
HC3 certificate ⓘ
NHS Low Income Scheme ⓘ
NHS prescription charge exemption ⓘ
requires renewal when tax credit entitlement changes or expires ⓘ
requiresUpdateWhen tax credit award details change ⓘ
sector public healthcare ⓘ
targetGroup low-income families receiving tax credits ⓘ
typicallyValidFor up to 12 months ⓘ
usedBy NHS dental practices ⓘ
NHS hospital cashiers for travel cost refunds ⓘ
optical practices providing NHS services ⓘ
pharmacies ⓘ
validFor a fixed period stated on the certificate ⓘ
verificationMethod electronic eligibility checks by NHS Business Services Authority ⓘ

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NHS Business Services Authority → responsibleFor → NHS Tax Credit Exemption Certificates ⓘ
NHS Help with Health Costs schemes → includesComponent → NHS Tax Credit Exemption ⓘ
linked to: NHS Tax Credit Exemption Certificates