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Are mature students eligible for medical cards

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  • 21-04-2012 11:26am
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    BogMonkey
    Registered Users Posts: 356 ✭✭


    I recently found out that medical card holders get their prescribed medication for free. The medication I have been on for 2 years now has to be ordered in specially and costs me a little over €100 per month so I need a medical card. I was about to fill out the form but I read that people living with their parents are only eligible if they are under the age of 25. People 25 or over must provide information about their salary. I recently turned 25 but I am a mature university student so I don't have a job. I'm living in my mothers house until I get my degree and finally get a job out of my course (chemistry). Is this over the age of 25/salary eligibility thing set in stone or could I get the medical card if I explain the situation to them?


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    rainbowtrout
    Registered Users Posts: 15,381 ✭✭✭✭rainbowtrout


    But wouldn't the fact that you are a student and over the age of 25 mean that you have no salary??? I'm assuming you're not working.


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    mp22
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Regional South Moderators Posts: 6,854 Mod ✭✭✭✭mp22


    You should apply.

    Income not taken into account when assessing income for medical card purposes

    Certain compensation awards:
    • Compensation payments made by the Residential Institutions Redress Board
    • Repayments made under the Health (Repayment) Scheme (that is, the Nursing Home repayment scheme)
    • Awards made to people who contracted Hepatitis C or HIV from contaminated blood products (together with income from the investment of that money)
    • Ex- gratia payments approved by the Lourdes Hospital Redress Board under the terms of the Lourdes Hospital Redress Scheme 2007.
    Certain payments made by the State:
    • HSE payments:Foster Care Allowance, Mobility Allowance, Blind Welfare Allowance, weekly supplements paid under the Supplementary Welfare Allowance scheme
    • Social welfare payments: Family Income Supplement, Child Benefit, Carer's Allowance, Domiciliary Care Allowance guardian's payments (for example, orphan's pension) and the Free Fuel, Island, Living Alone and Over 80 Allowances.
    • Other payments: Third level educational maintenance grants, Rehabilitation Maintenance Allowance, earnings from employment of a rehabilitative nature (up to €120.00 per week)
    From here http://www.citizensinformation.ie/en/health/entitlement_to_health_services/medical_card.html


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