Free prescription: Over 60s urged to claim entitlement as eligibility age may rise | Personal Finance | Finance

Pre-payment certificates currently cost £30.25 for three months and £108.10 for 12 months. 

Anyone taking multiple prescribed medications in this time period could save money with these certificates but those who only receive one monthly prescription will likely not benefit from this scheme.

This is because the price of one prescription item per month for three months is only £27.75. 

This has also caused concern as it could lead to many over 60s panic buying unnecessary certificates in fear of the potential free prescription axing, costing them more money than their normal prescriptions would. 

Additionally, the low income over 60s that will be most impacted by this change may not be able to afford the upfront cost of the certificates in the first place.