my friend is on job seekers allowance and i was just wondering is she was entitled to anything elce like eye tests free glasses ect...
2007-01-16 04:02:08 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Business & Finance ➔ Careers & Employment
Free prescriptions, free eye test and lenses and a proportion towards frames (not sure of the exact amount there), free powdered baby milk, free dental treatment, free school dinners for their children, Housing benefit and Council Tax benefit.
Additionally, they may be entitled to concessionary travel on certain types of public transport (i.e. local buses) and some local sports and leisure facilities. Your friend would have to contact her local borough council to discover what exactly they were entitiled to in this second list.
Hope this helps. For advice on how to claim items in the first list, see the adviceguide website from Citizens Advice.
2007-01-16 04:15:56 · answer #1 · answered by Pete J 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It depends what kind of job seekers allowance they are getting - ie if it is income based or contribution based. If it is contribution based then you're not automatically entitled to anything else (on grounds that you've paid your national insurance enough and also it's not means tested so you can have savings). If you get income based you havn't paid enough national insurance, have lower savings (under £3000 I think) and it is means tested. With income based you get full Housing benefit Council tax benefit, and free eye tests, dental work and prescriptions.
2007-01-16 04:30:54 · answer #2 · answered by kaleidoscope_girl 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You're entitled to free prescriptions and treatment from dentists etc, not sure about eye tests though.
2007-01-16 04:13:20 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your friend is entitled to free presciptions,dental treatment & eye test plus free glasses.They normally give you a leaflet stating what you can claim for.
2007-01-16 05:14:45 · answer #4 · answered by Ollie 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes she is entitled to free eye tests and prescriptions etc.
2007-01-16 04:08:49 · answer #5 · answered by onlyme 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes she is entiled to all kinds of free treatments and various other things too..if she has kids then she may get free school meals or milk tokens...look at the link below...tells you who to contact...good luck...x
2007-01-16 04:14:06 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
to seek a job
2007-01-16 05:18:45 · answer #7 · answered by Troubled Joe(the ghost of) 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
not much get a job thats what i did
2007-01-16 04:06:44 · answer #8 · answered by mentlecase1 1 · 0⤊ 2⤋
tell her to get a job
2007-01-16 04:12:18 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋
from what i gather they get everything for free !
2007-01-16 04:06:05 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋