Free flu jab eligibility checker

Find out if you can get a free NHS flu vaccine this winter (2026 to 2027), and from when.

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I am pregnantI have a long-term health conditionFor example, asthma needing regular inhalers, diabetes, heart, kidney, liver or lung disease, a weakened immune system, or a BMI of 40 or above. Ask your GP or pharmacist if unsure.I attend a special educational needs (SEN) schoolI live in a long-stay residential care homeI get Carer's Allowance, or I'm the main carer of an older or disabled personI live with or am a close contact of someone with a weakened immune systemI sleep rough or use a homeless hostel or night shelterI'm a frontline social care worker without a workplace vaccination schemeIncluding care or nursing homes, home care, voluntary hospices, or personal assistants paid through direct payments or personal health budgets.

Who can get a free flu jab?

From 1 September 2026: pregnant women, children aged 2 or 3 on 31 August 2026, school children from reception to year 11, children aged 6 months to under 18 with a health condition, and young people aged 17 or over at a SEN school with a health condition.

From 1 October 2026: everyone aged 65 or over, adults aged 18 to under 65 with a health condition, care home residents, carers, close contacts of people with a weakened immune system, people aged 16 or over sleeping rough or in hostels, and some frontline social care workers.

Health conditions are as defined in the UK Green Book, Influenza chapter.

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