The Chancellor is extending the freeze on NHS prescription charges next year to keep prescriptions under a tenner, saving patients around £12 million next year.

London, (Shahzad Ali) __ Rachel Reeves announces cost of a single prescription will remain at £9.90, as she takes firm action to tackle the cost of living ahead of next week’s Budget. According to a UK government press release the move is further evidence of the government’s commitment to keep bills down for working people and ensure all patients can receive the treatment they need.

The Chancellor has announced that NHS prescription charges will remain frozen next year, which will help millions of hard-working people with the cost of living and ensure patients have access to the care they need.

Ahead of next week’s Budget, Rachel Reeves confirmed that the cost of a single prescription will be frozen at £9.90 – saving patients around £12 million next year.

This will not only continue to support patients with the cost of living but also help ensure that no patient places themselves at risk by not taking their medication due to the cost of picking it up.

It comes as the Chancellor sets out the fair choices she will take at the Budget to deliver on the public’s priorities to cut NHS waiting lists, cut national debt and cut the cost of living.