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Free prescriptions for people with long term mental illness

Closed 193 signatures

What the petition asks

There is no form of income support for prescriptions for people suffering with long term mental illness mental illness in the long term can have the same debilitating effects as physical impairments and can make you unfit for work so people who suffer with mental illness should get help to pay
To get free prescriptions you need to be; 60 or over, under 16, be 16-18 and in fulltime education, have a MatEx certificate, have a MedEx certificate or you receive either: Income Support, Income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance, Income-related Employment and Support Allowance, or Pension Credit Guarantee Credit

Timeline

9 Mar 2016 Petition opened for signatures
9 Sep 2016 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 193
Status Closed
Opened 9 Mar 2016
Closed 9 Sep 2016

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.