![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/people-are-just-realising-scheme-can-cut-prescription-costs-by-96-a-year/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/newspress-collage-21869304-1680081632880.jpg&description=SCRIPT CHANGE Published : 11:04, 24 Jul 2023 Updated : 11:04, 24 Jul 2023 PEOPLE are just realising there's a discount scheme which can cut prescription costs by £96 a year. The cost of living crisis has left many of us fighting to cut back on spending as much as possible. 1 There are discount schemes offering cheap prescriptions for people But many people rely on daily medication and this can be very costly. Women on HRT medication can get a discount on their prescriptions which could save them up to £96 a year. The Sun's Fabulous Menopause Matters campaign , called for annual passes to be cheaper back in 2021 and it finally came to fruition in April this year . The government provides an HRT prescription prepayment certificate to those who have been prescribed the medication. It'll cost people just £19.30 for 12 months, so if you get HRT medication monthly , you could save £96.50 a year. That's because one prescription is £9.65 and that every month for a year totals £115.80 - if you take off £19.30 from £115.80, you'll get £96.50. And some people are only just realising that they might qualify. Posting in Facebook's Extreme Couponing & Bargains group, one women said she's now saving £76 a year thanks to the certificate. The post has hundreds of comments from others not realising they could get the discount . One tagged her friend and said: "Did you know about this?" While another commented: "Thanks for the share." How does the HRT prescription certificate work? The certificate will cover all your eligible HRT prescriptions for that period, no matter how many different medicines you need. There's no limit on the number of HRT prescription items you can get with it while it's valid. You'll save money if you're going to buy more than two prescription items in 12 months. To apply, claimants will need to fill in a form online, through the government's website: https://www.gov.uk/get-a-ppc/hrt-ppc. If you're unable to fill in the form online, then some pharmacies do p){kind=link}
PEOPLE are just realising there’s a discount scheme which can cut prescription costs by £96 a year.
The cost of living crisis has left many of us fighting to cut back on spending as much as possible.
But many people rely on daily medication and this can be very costly.
Women on HRT medication can get a discount on their prescriptions which could save them up to £96 a year.
The Sun’s Fabulous Menopause Matters campaign, called for annual passes to be cheaper back in 2021 and it finally came to fruition in April this year.