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<p>Some NHS Help with Health Costs claim forms, for example HC5 refund claim forms,
have been amended to include a specific tick box to enable Universal Credit recipients
to claim entitlement.</p><br /><p>Form HC1 (NHS Low Income Scheme application form)
has been amended to include a sentence about Universal Credit, to advise those applying
that until 31 October 2015, anyone in receipt of Universal Credit does not need to
complete the form, as they will already be entitled to Help with Health Costs.</p><br
/><p>Other forms, including: NHS prescription forms (FP10); dental treatment claim
forms (FP17) and claims for NHS funded sight tests (GOS 1) and for vouchers for glasses
or contact lenses (GOS 3) will be amended to include a Universal Credit box in due
course.</p><br /><p>A patient can make a claim for entitlement by ticking the “gets
income based Jobseekers Allowance” on relevant forms. Guidance for both the public
and healthcare practitioners (such as pharmacists, dentist and opticians) has been
included on NHS Choices with links from the Universal Credit webpages on Gov.uk.</p><br
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