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Dental Services: Exemptions

Commons · Question 14787 · Tabled 1 Jul 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 14 Jul 2026

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Asked by Yasmin Qureshi

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many NHS Low Income Scheme certificates (HC2 and HC3) were used to access free or reduced NHS dental treatment in England in each of the last five years; and the associated cost of these exempt

Answer

Answered by Stephen Kinnock, 14 Jul 2026

Data on NHS Low Income Scheme certificates is published by the NHS Business Services Authority and is available at the following link:https://www.nhsbsa.nhs.uk/statistical-collections/dental-england/dental-statistics-england-202425