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To: UK Department of Health

Fair spectacle prices

Intoduce a subsidy for strong prescription spectacles

Why is this important?

Strong prescription spectacles are much more expensive than low strength ones. People who are severly short- or long-sighted cannot function without spectacles. Often these people also need to change prescriptions more frequently than average as their vision worstens. Currently, people on benefits get help buying corrective glasses whether their vision defect is mild or severe. People in work, but on low incomes, should get the same help if they could not work without spectacles.

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Updates

2022-10-05 12:49:56 +0100

50 signatures reached

2014-10-14 19:25:37 +0100

25 signatures reached

2014-09-19 11:43:24 +0100

10 signatures reached