Benefits for Students in Scotland Handbook 2024/25Part 1: Benefits and tax creditsChapter 5: Health benefits 3. Claiming health benefits
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3. Claiming health benefits
If you are exempt from charges because you are a student under 19 (or, for dental treatment, under 26), you are under 18 or because you get a qualifying benefit, you should fill in the form when you go for treatment.
If you need to claim on low income grounds and do not get a qualifying benefit, claim on Form HC1 (download from nhsbsa.nhs.uk or telephone 0300 330 1343 to request a form). If you have less than £6,000 capital, you can claim online at nhsbsa.nhs.uk/nhs-low-income-scheme. You must provide details of your student loan, grant or bursary, and include a copy of your award letter.
If you have already paid for treatment, claim a refund on Form HC5 within three months.