Understanding the Pension Plus scheme

The Pension Plus scheme is a Government-funded scheme to help lower income pensioners with the costs of dental, optical and chiropody services.

You can apply for the Pension Plus scheme if:

• You’ve reached pension age at the time of application
• You either have a Jersey Old Age Pension or have ‘entitled’ residential status
• You and your partner don’t pay Jersey income tax
• You and your partner have capital assets less than £30,000

On Pension Plus, you will be entitled to the following financial support:

Optical:

• Every two years, up to £40 towards an eye test
• Every two years, up to £120 towards new prescription glasses, lenses or contact lenses

Dental:

• Every year, up to £40 towards dental check-up
• Every two years, up to £700 towards dental treatments or dentures

Chiropody:

• Every year, up to £120 towards the cost of chiropody treatment from a Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) registered chiropodist

To use Pension Plus, follow these steps: 

1. Make an appointment with your optician, dentist or chiropodist.
2. Tell your practitioner that you are a Pension Plus member or tell the Pension Plus Scheme who your practitioners are.
3. Check how much the services will cost.
4. Ask your practitioner how much available benefit you have in Pension Plus and how much you will need to pay.
5. Receive your treatment.
6. Your practitioner will invoice the scheme up to your level of available benefit.
7. Pay for any costs not covered by your benefit.

For more information, visit: https://www.gov.je/Benefits/PensionsRetirement/PensionPlusScheme/pages/aboutpensionplusscheme.aspx