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Fund free NHS prescriptions for students and under-25s in England

Submitted by Menna Christie on Thursday 15th January 2026

Published on Monday 16th February 2026

Current status: Open

Open until: Sunday 16th August 2026

Current Signatures: 162
(count is updated approximately hourly)

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Tagged with

Access ~ balance ~ bank account ~ Banks ~ Bringing ~ Charged ~ Closer ~ delayed ~ England ~ Ensure ~ Extend ~ Forced ~ fund ~ health care ~ Healthcare ~ Ireland ~ Limited ~ NHS ~ Northern ~ Northern Ireland ~ Prescription charges ~ Rent ~ Rents ~ Scotland ~ vulnerability ~ Wales ~ Young people

Daily and Total Signatures by Date

Popularity

This petition has 162 signatures in total, with signatories from 87 constituencies. That makes it the 768th most popular open petition, and the 17,732nd most popular of all time.

Geography

This petition has a Diversity Rating of 18% (very low) and a Local Issue Rating of 23% (average).

Signatures by Constituency

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Notes on geography

Signatures by constituency and region don't necessarily add up to the total number of signatures. That's because the petitions system doesn't validate postcodes, and some people mistype them. And without a valid postcode, a signature cannot be allocated to any particular place.

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