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Ophthalmic Services and Prescriptions: Fees and Charges

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to change the age at which people become eligible for free (a) prescriptions and (b) optical care.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Answering body
Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
8 Sept 2025
Target answer date
10 Sept 2025
Answer
8 Oct 2025 · 30 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 8 Sept 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to change the age at which people become eligible for free (a) prescriptions and (b) optical care.

  2. 10 Sept 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 8 Oct 2025

    Answer published

    Free National Health Service prescriptions and NHS-funded sight tests are available for many. This includes children under the age of 16 years old and those under the age of 19 years old in full time education, people on a low income, and adults aged 60 y...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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