Apply for the Pension Plus scheme

About the Pension Plus scheme

Pension Plus is a government funded scheme to help lower-income pensioners, who have reached pensionable age, with the costs of the following services:

• dental
• optical 
• chiropody
  

It’s run and administered by Customer and Local Services (previously known as Social Security).

Who is eligible for Pension Plus

You can apply for Pension Plus if:

• you've reached pension age at the time of application
• you either have an 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

We don't include the home you live in as part of your capital assets, but we do include:

• other properties you own
• savings and investments
• pension bonds
• other items of value such as jewellery and paintings

Changes to the state pension age

Residential statuses and what they mean

How to join Pension Plus

To apply for Pension Plus, fill out the form below.

Apply for Pension Plus

Optical, dental and chiropody costs and what you can claim for

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

Optical

• every 2 years, up to £40 towards an eye test
• every 2 years, up to £120 towards new prescription glasses, lenses or contact lenses

Dental

• every year, up to £40 towards dental check-up
• every 2 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

You can't claim for missed or cancelled appointments.

What you can and cannot claim for on Pension Plus

You must have received a confirmation letter from us to let you know that you’ve been accepted onto the scheme before you make a claim.

You no longer have to pay for your treatment upfront. 

To use Pension Plus, follow these steps: 

Further details are available in your confirmation letter. You cannot claim for missed or cancelled appointments.

You must tell us if your circumstances change and you are no longer eligible for the scheme.

Claiming for treatment you've had before joining the scheme

You can't make a claim for treatment you have had before your registration has been confirmed.

Other help for low-income pensioners

Income Support is an income-related benefit that provides financial support towards the costs of:

• housing
  
• living
  
• medical needs
  
• childcare
  

Carers also receive support.

You might also qualify for the Food Costs Bonus and Cold Weather Bonus.

Food Costs Bonus and Cold Weather Bonus

Income Support

If you disagree with a decision about your Pension Plus benefits

If you're a member of Pension Plus and you disagree with our decision about the payment of your benefit, you may be able to appeal this decision.

If you think a Social Security decision is wrong

Practitioners 

Tell us your preferred dentist, optician and chiropodist from this list before you book an appointment. We can only pay for services from members.

Dentists

• @smile: Bob Pangali, Pedro Alves, Louise Brownlow, Vitor Aleixo, Dimitrios Tsagkaris
• Artis Jersey Dental Clinic: Rudolf Spacek
  
• Aspire Dental: Andrea Howell; Kiran Kumar; Anthony Mirvis, J Chandrasekhar
  
• Bracken, Barrett & Associates: Jane Bracken, Emma Barrett, Andrew Fish, Caroline Suyin Geddes
  
• Broad Street Dental Care: Joanna Chaplin
• Central Dental: Ciaran Milner
• Colomberie Clinic and Dental Practice
  
• Confidence Dental Care: Grahame Atkins, Craig Elias, Gary Plumb, Samantha Le Sueur, Matthew Rose,   Joe McGill, Sian Wildy
• Cosmetic Dental Group: Caroline Fielden, Jeremy Willets, Stefanos Thomaidis
  
• Creative Smiles: Karim Hirani, Harri Jaakola, Karifala Tarawali, Kirsten Brown
  
• Delicate Dental: Michael Bruggrabber
• Dental Aesthetics (Dental Lab)
  
• Dental Excellence: Lars Alexandersson, Joana Teixeira Machado, Fleur Shanson
  
• Fernlea Dental: Danny Yearley, Louisa Kellett
  
• Gentle Smiles Dental Care: Caroline Southall
  
• Hill Street Clinic: Gertrude Huss
• Holts Dental Laboratory
  
• Indigo Dental Practice: Christopher Martin, John Jacob, Anthony Mirvis, Grace Fish
• Jersey Dental Care: James Godsell, Derik Mare, Peter Richardson, Peter Silver, Cliff Kushner, Louisa Kellet, James Hamilton
• Jersey Dental Technology Centre
  
• Jersey Smile Centre: Hugo Raimundo, Joanna Machado, Peter Syred, Kate Obryk
  
• Leodis Dental Surgery: Nicola Langford, Matthew Power, Danny Yearly
  
• Little Grove Dental: Anthony Mirvis
  
• LK Dental: Louisa Kellett
  
• Mark Bennett’s Dental: Mark Bennett
  
• Michael E Belligoi: Michael Belligoi
  
• Mike Cassidy, Jersey Dentist: Mike Cassidy
  
• New Era Dental Practice: Jacques Kuijpers, Justine Kuijpers-Meijerink
  
• Nick O’Hare Dental: Nick O’Hare
  
• Parade Dental Practice: Stuart Burgher
  
• Peter Liddiard: Paul Liddiard
• Silver Fern Dental
• Spectrum Smiles: Sharad Patel
  
• Stopford Hall Dental Surgery: Douglas Wishart
• The Dental Room: Alan Ferguson, Nicola Langford, J Chandrasekhar
  
• The Dental Spa: Joanna Kumpin, Mina Bassily
  
• The Dental Studio: John Pollard, Sarah Pollard
• The Lab
• Victoria Dental
• Windsor Crescent Dental Surgery: Bernard O’Reagain
  
• Your Smile Jersey: Robert Howell, Peter Shenkin
  

Chiropodists

• Castle Quay Medical Practice: Martin Huelin & Jonathan Caughey
  
• Fernlea Surgery: Martin Huelin & Claire Georgelin
  
• Forbes Feet: Claire Forbes
  
• Happy Feet: Lisa Wallser
• Jersey Chiropody: Antony Ruban
• Lido Chiropody Clinic: Kim Coates & Nikki Louca
  
• Lister Surgery: Karen Conner
  
• Louise Da Silva
  
• Peter Bennett
  
• Rosemary Brown
• Somarah Munir
• Tina Hairon
  

Opticians

• Alan Duchemin Opticians
  
• Andrew Cornish Optometrist
  
• Baines & Band Optometrists
  
• Boots Opticians
  
• English and Mulley Opticians
  
• Eye Site Opticians
  
• Harry Foster Opticians
  
• Howards Opticians
• OneSpecs
• Quérée Opticians
  
• Specsavers: St. Brelade & St. Helier
  
• Vision Express