How to apply for HSE Grants & PRSI Grants for Your Wig or Hair Topper?
How to apply for
HSE Wig Grant / PRSI Wig Grant / Private Insurers
HSE GRANTS
HOW TO APPLY FOR THE €770 HSE GRANT FOR CHEMOTHERAPY TREATMENTS.
Chemotherapy Treatments
This is available to all applicants following cancer-related treatment regardless of eligibility status. This means a medical card is NOT required to receive this grant of €770 annually.
A letter from the hospital or prescription/letter from your GP confirming that you are or have received treatment will be required to receive your wig. We will take care of all the paperwork on your behalf.
HOW TO APPLY FOR THE HSE GRANT FOR ALOPECIA / HAIR LOSS
Alopecia / Hair Loss
If you hold a valid medical card you may be entitled to a free or subsidised wig or topper per calendar year.
A letter or prescription from your GP / consultant confirming your type of hair loss along with your medical card number is required to receive your wig/hair piece. We will take care of all the paperwork on your behalf
Please note that within each HSE area, grant allowances vary from €440 - €767.
This letter can be given to us directly at the time of your appointment. If you need to send it to us you, your doctor, or hospital nurse can send the prescription to us any of these ways:
Email: info@snipswigs.ie
Post: Snips Wigs, Suite 5, The Avenue, Beacon Court, Sandyford, Dublin 18
PRSI GRANTS
HOW TO APPLY FOR THE PRSI €500 HAIR GRANT
The PRSI Grant Treatment Benefit Scheme is available to insured workers, the self-employed, and retired people who have the required number of PRSI contributions. Once approved, you can claim up to €500 for your new wig or hair topper per calendar year.
The types of alopecia covered are:
Alopecia areata (which includes alopecia totalis or universalis, diffuse alopecia areata, alopecia ophiasis)
Primary scarring alopecias (cicatricial alopecias)
Frontal fibrosing alopecia and lichen planopilaris (scarring alopecia)
Chemotherapy-induced alopecia (anagen effluvium)
Alopecia resulting from surgery or trauma, including burns
We can check your PRSI Wig Grant Eligibility within seconds. All we require is your PPS number, date of birth, and your permission signature
Please download the 2 forms below and have both filled out and bring them with you when you attend your appointment with us.
Please ensure your medical practitioner fills in the type and cause of your Alopecia. We cannot access your grant without these forms filled in correctly.
If you do not have enough PRSI contributions you may be able to claim on your dependent spouse/civil partner/cohabitant’s contributions; even after death a widower or surviving civil partner may be able to claim. Please contact us directly if you wish to claim on your spouse, civil partner, or cohabitant’s contributions. We will post or email you the required form for you to fill out before forwarding it to the Department of Social Protection.
PRIVATE HEALTH INSURANCE
HOW TO APPLY THROUGH YOUR PRIVATE INSURER.
Before you consult with us, we recommend contacting your insurance company to verify what cover you have, and what paperwork they need you to submit for reimbursement, following your purchase.
All insurance companies cover from 50% - 100%. However, your policy and policy excess will vary.
It works if you simply pay us directly, and then we will give you a receipt confirming this purchase. You will need to submit this, along with any other documentation your insurer may need to process your claim, e.g., a medical prescription. (Your insurance company will inform you exactly what they need from you).
If your claim is successfully processed, your insurance company will reimburse you directly
