| Primary Care Support England |  |
| Removal of Tax Credits eligibility option from GOS claims Dear Colleague, Recent regulatory changes by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) mean that tax credits are ending on 5 April 2025. For more information on the removal of tax credits, click here. This means that the tax credits option for patient eligibility for GOS claims will be removed from 6 April 2025. What this means for you PCSE Online users GOS 1 and 6 claims, with a sight test date up to and including 5 April 2025, and with tax credits as the patient eligibility can be submitted within their 3 month validity period for GOS claim submissions. The tax credit eligibility criteria will be automatically removed from all GOS claim forms with a sight test date of 6 April onwards. For GOS 3 and 4 claims where patients are claiming tax credit eligibility, glasses need to be ordered up to and including 5 April. This eligibility option will be automatically removed from 6 April 2025. This means any orders placed from 6 April will not have tax credits as an eligibility option. Important note for PMS and eGOS users From 6 April 2025, eGOS and PMS users who select tax credits as a patient eligibility option for their GOS claims will find the claim is rejected. Please check with your provider about the impact of the removal of the tax credit eligibility option when processing claims. Next steps We’ll write to you again in early April with a reminder, and any further relevant information. Best wishes, The PCSE Ophthalmic Payments Team |
