Can you claim medical expenses for someone not a member of your medical scheme? You can, but there’s many boxes to tick
MEDICAL SCHEME membership is normally offered to individuals and their immediate dependents, who would usually be their spouse and children under 18 (unless they are in full-time education, in which case they can usually remain a member of the scheme until age 24).
But what happens if you have a child who embarks on a course of study (such as a PhD) that takes them beyond age 24? Or you have an elderly parent who can no longer afford their own medical scheme membership. Many people in this situation enrol their adult family member in a separate medical scheme, and pick up the cost thereof.
The question is: Can you then claim the cost of their medical scheme contributions, and/or any medical expenses not recovered from a scheme, as a deduction on your own personal income tax …
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