5. Wigs and fabric supports
Wigs and fabric supports are free in Scotland and Wales. You qualify for free wigs and fabric supports in England if:
1E Regs 10,11 and 12 NHS(CDA) Regs; regs 4 and 5 NHS(TERC) Regs
SRegs 3 and 4 NHS(FP&CDA)(S) Regs
W Regs 3, 4 and 8 NHS(FP&CDA)(W) Regs
•you are in one of the exempt groups listed on
here;
or •you qualify under the low income scheme (see
here);
or •you are a hospital inpatient; or
•you are aged under 16, or under 19 and in full-time education; or
•you are a permanent resident in a care home and your place is being partly or wholly funded by a local authority; or
•you are in prison or a young offenders’ institution or are detained under the Immigration Act 1971 or section 62 of the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002.