UC prescription

heather12
heather12 Community Member Posts: 60 Connected
edited January 2025 in Benefits and income

hi in due to migrate in march to UC I claim esa income based and contribution based, when it comes to prescriptions in the 5 week assessment period what do I do as I know I’ll be due my medication any help is appreciated thank you.

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  • Kimi87
    Kimi87 Community Member Posts: 8,721 Championing

    You have two options.

    As UC is paid monthly in arrears, you can still tick the UC box for a free prescriptions before your first statement.

    If that would cause anxiety, you can pay and request a receipt (FP57), then after you get your first statement, take it into any pharmacy for a refund.

  • poppy123456
    poppy123456 Community Member Posts: 64,456 Championing

    Don't forget that your Income Related ESA continues for 2 weeks after you submit your claim for UC so if you need your prescription in that time then you'll be covered through ESA still.

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