Posted: Thu Aug 10, 2023 4:46pm
Not quite. Pensioners earning under 18,000 euro a year don't pay for prescriptions and others will pay a co-payment depending on the amount earned as already pointed out but will have a cap on the amount.
Plus, after 31st December 2020, those who have not previously been issued with an S1 (that is those covered by the withdrawal agreement) will no longer be able to claim an S1 because they receive Disability Living Allowance, Personal Independent Payment, Carers Allowance or Attendance Allowance. Only those who previously claimed it will continue to be covered.
Note that this applies only to S1s issued on the back of these 4 exportable benefits, not to those issued for state pensioners or in other circumstances and are covered by the Withdrawal Agreement.
The payments are still exportable and will be paid if you move abroad but will not have an S1 issued because of them. Relatives moving under family reunification reasons will still be able to have the benefit paid but will not be issued an S1 unless they are in receipt of a state pension.