{
 "id": "nhs_prescription_charge_england",
 "name": "NHS prescription charge (England)",
 "category": "other",
 "value": "\u00a39.90 per item \u00b7 PPC \u00a332.05 (3-month) / \u00a3114.50 (12-month) \u00b7 HRT PPC \u00a319.80",
 "unit": "per item",
 "valid_from": "2024-05-01",
 "valid_to": "2027-03-31",
 "source_url": "https://www.nhsbsa.nhs.uk/help-nhs-prescription-costs/nhs-prescription-prepayment-certificate-ppc",
 "source_org": "NHSBSA",
 "confidence": "verified",
 "checked_at": "2026-08-11",
 "notes": "Frozen at \u00a39.90 for 2026/27 \u2014 second consecutive freeze. Free in Scotland, Wales and NI.",
 "history": [
  "\u00a39.90 from 2024-05-01 (frozen since)",
  "\u00a39.65 from 2023-04-01"
 ]
}