Planned System Maintenance - Limited Service

Sunderland City Council will be carrying out planned system maintenance from 12 noon on Friday 5th June until 7am on Tuesday 9th June. During this period, we will only be able to respond to urgent enquiries. If your enquiry is not urgent, please contact us before or after these times when full services will be available. We apologise for any inconvenience caused and thank you for your understanding.

Help with healthcare costs and travel

There is help available for healthcare and travel costs. Use the links below to check your eligibility:

Who can get free prescriptions (opens new window)

Help with prescription costs (opens new window)

NHS eligibility checker (opens new window)

Help with prescription costs

Prescription pre-payment certificates (PPC) can help to spread the cost of regular prescriptions. The links below provide further information on how to apply for a PPC.

Purchasing a pre-payment certificate (opens new window)

Purchasing a pre-payment certificate for HRT (opens new window)

NHS minor ailment scheme

Help with travel costs

NHS Healthcare Travel Costs Scheme

Public transport and travel information - Sunderland City Council