Submitted on Tuesday 29th September 2015
Published on Thursday 1st October 2015
Current status: Closed
Closed: Friday 1st April 2016
Signatures: 96
Make prescriptions free for all university students.
Currently university students born and studying in the UK have to pay £8.20 per prescription. This petition urges MPs to consider the financial situation of all students. While a student can apply for low-income exemption, the process is lengthy and unnecessary.
Indeed, free prescriptions to students will be a costly initiative. However, the cost of treating those with worsened conditions is greater than the initial cost of treatment at the onset.
Take the moral perspective. With the recent uncapping of tuition fees, average debt of £50,000, and a lack of affordable housing, how much more of a financial burden can be placed on a generation?
To put it simply, how can a generation pay such debts if they are too ill to work due to untreated conditions?
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