Petition · past parliament
Give all students free prescriptions and dental treatment/eye tests
Rejected
15 signatures
What the petition asks
Students are actively learning for the future, and thus should not have to worry about potentially paying for prescriptions and dental treatment, as is the case at the moment, where they are subjected to the same background test (HC1) as others.
(e.g. unemployed who have the chance of finding FULL time work). but with less chance of actually being able to improve their income. As such, they should be except from having to worry about paying for health costs, and enjoy the same privileges as those under 18/19 while still in education.
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
Timeline
| 11 Feb 2016 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 15 Feb 2016 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
15
Status
Rejected
Rejected
15 Feb 2016
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.