Aligning the upper age for NHS prescription charge exemptions with the State Pension age

News - 25 January 2022

A possible rule change this April could see millions of people in England charged for prescriptions they currently get for free.

Basically, over 60s get free prescriptions at present; it's proposed that in future free prescriptions are only available to those over 66. It doesn't change the exemptions for those with specified medical needs. 

More information here:

https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/aligning-the-upper-age-for-nhs-prescription-charge-exemptions-with-the-state-pension-age/aligning-the-upper-age-for-nhs-prescription-charge-exemptions-with-the-state-pension-age#next-steps