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If you find it difficult to pay for your NHS costs you could get help depending on your financial circumstances.
You do not have to be claiming benefits to apply. If you're employed with a low income you may be eligible for help. We'll take your total household income, Council Tax and housing costs into account.
If you apply online, you will:
You already get full help with health costs, and do not need to apply online, if you or your partner get:
View more information about what these benefits entitle you to(opens in a new tab).
You also get partial help with health costs if you are:
View more information about what help you can get based on your age(opens in a new tab).
If you're still not sure if you should apply, check what help you can get by using our eligibility checker.
Once you have started your application, you can save it using an email address and continue it later.
If you have already saved an application, you can continue it now. To do this, you will need the email address you used to save it.