Care and support

Health benefits

Whatever your income, you can get free prescriptions and free NHS dental treatment while you are pregnant and for a year after your baby is born.

If you or your partner are getting income support, the guarantee credit part of pension credit, income-based JSA, income-related employment and support allowance or you are on a low income you may also get free sight tests, help with glasses or contact lenses and help with fares to hospital. You will also get full help with these if you receive one of the following:

• working tax credit and child tax credit, or
• working tax credit with a disability addition, or
• child tax credit (but are not eligible for working tax credit) and have an annual gross income of less than £15050 per year.

For more information select the link entitled health benefits on the right hand side of the page.