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Leaving care
If you are aged between 18 and 25 and leaving care, you could get free prescriptions via a Prescription Prepayment Certificate.
Who is eligible?
Young people who are eligible for the Prescription Prepayment Certificate must be:
- aged between 18 and 24, up to their 25th birthday
- a care leaver from a Local Authority in Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire, or Berkshire West
- registered with a GP
- not already eligible for free prescriptions through national exemptions. You can check here: apply for help with NHS costs
Care leavers up to the age of 25 can now get a pre-paid prescription certificate. So you do not need to pay for your prescriptions if you are eligible. This includes those who are working, in higher education and unaccompanied asylum seekers.
How do I apply?
You can self-refer or your Personal Advisor or adult disability team can apply on your behalf.
To self-refer:
- Fill in the: BOB Care Leaver Pre-Paid Prescription Exemption Application Form
- Email your completed form to: bobicb-ox.bobclprescriptions@nhs.net
Where you’re already eligible for free prescriptions through existing national exemptions, you will be supported to access that entitlement. Please talk to your PA if you have any questions, or email: bobicb-ox.bobclprescriptions@nhs.net
How long does the Prescription Prepayment Certificate last?
A Prescription Prepayment Certificate is valid for one year. You will be alerted approximately one month before expiry of the certificate.
If you want to apply for another certificate you should contact your Personal Advisor within the leaving care team as soon as possible who will help you fill in a form and apply on your behalf for another certificate.
If your certificate expires and you do not apply for a new one you will need to pay for any items prescribed.
