Submitted by Caitlin Clifford on Wednesday 18th June 2025
Published on Monday 14th July 2025
Current status: Closed
Closed: Wednesday 14th January 2026
Signatures: 69
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Access ~ Cost ~ Cost of living ~ crisis ~ Education ~ Full Time ~ fund ~ IMPACT ~ Ireland ~ Northern ~ Northern Ireland ~ sacrifice ~ Scotland ~ Universities ~ university students ~ Wales ~ Wales and Northern Ireland ~ work
Fund free prescriptions for English university students
In Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, prescriptions are free. We think English university students should also be able to get their prescriptions for free too.
Currently, students in full time education can only access free prescriptions up to 18. This should be raised to university age (e.g. at least 21).
We believe everyone is feeling the impact of the current cost of living crisis, especially students - many of whom already sacrifice their studying to work. Prescriptions are an additional expense students could do without.
The age for English students in full time education getting free prescriptions should be raised from 18 to university age (at least 21).
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