Scottish Government

FREE NHS WIGs AND FABRIC SUPPORTS FROM A HOSPITAL

You can get free NHS wigs and fabric supports (spinal or abdominal supports or sugical brassiere) if you:

• are under 16;
• are aged 16, 17 or 18 and in full-time education;
• are 60 or over;
• are a hospital in-patient;
• are a war pensioner and the wig or fabric support is for your pensionable disablement and you have a valid war pension exemption certificate;
• are getting, or your partner gets:
  Income Support, or
  Income-based Jobseeker's Allowance
  (Incapacity Benefit and Disability Living Allowance do not count as they are not income-related), or
  Pension Credit Guarantee Credit;
• are entitled to, or named on, a valid NHS tax credit exemption certificate;
• are named on a valid HC2 certificate.

Partial help:

• if you are named on a valid HC3 certificate you might get some help.