NHS-funded eye tests at Specsavers

Age:
0 - 15

Income:
Receive Income Support

Other:
Prisoner on leave from prison

Age:
16, 17 or 18 and in
full-time education

Income:
Receive Income-based Jobseeker's Allowance (not Contribution-based)

Other:
Eligible for an NHS
complex voucher

Income:
Receive Income-based Employment
and Support Allowance
(not Contributionbased)

Income:
Receive Pension
Credit Guarantee Credit

Income:
Entitled to, or named on, a valid NHS tax credit exemption certificate

Income:
Named on a valid HC2 certificate

Income:
If you are named on a valid HC3
certificate, you might be able to get
partial help towards the cost of
your eye test. Ask in store.

Reason you qualify:
Aged 0 - 15

What you qualify for:
An NHS-funded eye test
(and an NHS optical voucher for glasses)

What you can show in store
as proof you qualify:
Birth certificate

Reason you qualify:
Aged 16, 17 or 18 and
in full-time education

What you qualify for:
An NHS-funded eye test
(and an NHS optical voucher for glasses)

What you can show in store
as proof you qualify:
Passport
Student card
Driving licence

Reason you qualify:
Aged 60 or over

What you qualify for:
An NHS-funded eye test

What you can show in store
as proof you qualify:
National Insurance Number
Passport
Driving licence

Reason you qualify:
Registered as partially
sighted or blind

What you qualify for:
An NHS-funded eye test

What you can show in store
as proof you qualify:
Certificate of registration
as partially sighted or blind

Reason you qualify:
Diagnosed with diabetes

What you qualify for:
An NHS-funded eye test

What you can show in store
as proof you qualify:
Doctor's name and surgery address

Reason you qualify:
Diagnosed with glaucoma

What you qualify for:
An NHS-funded eye test

What you can show in store
as proof you qualify:
Statement that you are
a glaucoma sufferer

Reason you qualify:
Advised by an ophthalmologist
(eye doctor) that you're
at risk of glaucoma

What you qualify for:
An NHS-funded eye test

What you can show in store
as proof you qualify:
Statement that you are at risk
of developing a glaucoma

Reason you qualify:
Aged 40 or over and your mother,
father, brother, sister, son or
daughter has been diagnosed
with glaucoma

What you qualify for:
An NHS-funded eye test

What you can show in store
as proof you qualify:
National Insurance Number
Passport
Driving licence

Reason you qualify:
You are receiving benefits that
entitle you to NHS funding for
eyecare

What you qualify for:
An NHS-funded eye test (and an
NHS optical voucher for glasses)

What you can show in store
as proof you qualify:
An entitlement letter stating
the benefits you receive

Reason you qualify:
Your partner is receiving benefits
that entitle you to NHS funding
for eyecare

What you qualify for:
An NHS-funded eye test
(and an NHS optical voucher for glasses)

What you can show in store
as proof you qualify:
Partners need to: be married or living
together; have all of their partner's
details; and be able to
prove the benefit received

Reason you qualify:
You or your partner are receiving
Pension Credit Guarantee Credit

What you qualify for:
An NHS-funded eye test
(and an NHS optical voucher for glasses)

What you can show in store
as proof you qualify:
Award notice from the Pension Centre

Reason you qualify:
Entitled to, or named on, a valid
NHS tax credit
exemption certificate

What you qualify for:
An NHS-funded eye test
(and an NHS optical voucher for glasses)

What you can show in store
as proof you qualify:
A valid NHS tax
credit exemption certificate

Reason you qualify:
In need of complex lenses

What you qualify for:
An NHS-funded eye test
(and an NHS optical voucher for glasses)

What you can show in store
as proof you qualify:
No proof needed - the
optician will decide during the
eye test if complex lenses are required