Thank you for your request for information about the following:

Request

The total number of HC2 certificates issued by the NHS Business Services Authority under the NHS Low Income Scheme from 1 January 2025 to the most recent date for which data is available.
The NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA) received your request on 2 July 2025.

We have handled your request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA).

Our response

165,463 HC2 Certificates were issued by NHSBSA between 1 January 2025 and 7 July 2025.

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