NHS Low Income Scheme
(asked on 8th March 2024) - View Source
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many applications were made to the NHS low income scheme in 2023.
This question was answered on 21st March 2024
In 2023 there were 378,367 applications for the NHS Low Income Scheme, which provides income related help to people who are not automatically exempt from charges but who may be entitled to full or partial help if they have a low income and savings below a defined limit.
Source: NHS Business Service Authority data warehouse.