Hi sealion
When your friend migrates over to UC she may still be able to get free prescriptions.
Eligibility criteria
You qualify for help with health costs if, on the date you claim, you either:
~ receive Universal Credit and either had no earnings or had take-home pay of £435 or less in your last Universal Credit assessment period
~ receive Universal Credit, which includes an element for a child, or you (or your partner) had limited capability for work (LCW) or limited capability for work and work-related activity (LCWRA), and you either had no earnings or take-home pay of £935 or less in your last Universal Credit assessment period
If you're part of a couple, the take-home pay threshold applies to your combined take-home pay.
www.nhs.uk/nhs-services/help-with-health...ng-universal-credit/ Gary
