Care and support

Health benefits

These pages cover how you can get help with the cost of:

• prescriptions
• dental treatment
• sight tests and glasses
• wigs and fabric supports
• fares to hospital
• the healthy start scheme

Some people automatically get help with some of these because of their age, or their illness. Others get help because they get certain benefits. Check what you qualify for in your circumstances from the table below.

Even if you don't qualify for help automatically, you may still get help with the above health costs if you have a low income. You can claim whether you are working or not. Students and people living care homes can also claim.