NHS - public fund?

[ukdest]

Since we have "No recourse to public funds" on our visas, does that mean NHS treatment cannot be availed?

[ChetanOjha]

Since we have "No recourse to public funds" on our visas, does that mean NHS treatment cannot be availed?

You can avail NHS facilities on your visas. This is not considered as public funds.

[kiwi_in_the_uk]

There is a good booklet available on the HO website which details what is and is not public funds. I don't have the link to it sorry, but you should be able to search to find it.

Generally, anything funded from national insurance contributions (such as the NHS) is NOT considered to be "recourse to public funds".

[ChetanOjha]

Since we have "No recourse to public funds" on our visas, does that mean NHS treatment cannot be availed?

Check this pdf file.

Relevant section from the pdf as below:

What are public funds?
‘Public funds’ include a range of income related benefits, together with housing and homelessness support. The full list is as follows:
• income-based jobseeker’s allowance
• income support
• child tax credit
• working tax credit
• a social fund payment
• child benefit
• housing benefit
• council tax benefit
• state pension credit
• attendance allowance
• severe disablement allowance
• carer’s allowance
• disability living allowance
• an allocation of local authority housing
• local authority homelessness assistance