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title: "DSE Eyecare: Tax-Free Eye Tests for Staff | SideUp UK"
description: Give screen users tax-free eye tests and screen glasses under section 320A ITEPA 2003. Meet your DSE duty with one simple SideUp card.
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DSE Eyecare
# Look after your team's eyes, tax-free
Anyone who works at a screen is entitled to an eye test when they ask for one. Cover the test, and screen glasses if they need them, through SideUp, free of Income Tax and National Insurance.
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BookedThursday, 10:30
Eye and eyesight test
Covered by DSE Eyecare
Screen glasses
Prescribed for screen use
£95.00
Income Tax and NI to pay
£0.00
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 Display Screen Equipment
## It's the law. It's also good care.
Under the Display Screen Equipment Regulations 1992, employers must provide an eye and eyesight test for screen users who ask for one, and glasses if they're needed for screen work. SideUp makes it simple to offer, and tax-free under section 320A ITEPA 2003.
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#### Tax-free for everyone
No Income Tax or National Insurance for you or your team when the conditions are met.
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#### Meets your DSE duty
Give every screen user a simple way to get tested and pay for screen glasses.
#### Eye & Eyesight Tests
A full test by a qualified optician
#### Screen Glasses
Prescribed specifically for screen use
#### Contact Lenses
When prescribed for screen work
#### Home & Hybrid Workers
Screen users working from home are covered too
 Total Control
## Set it up once, for everyone who needs it
The exemption only applies when eye care is available to all your screen users, so SideUp makes it simple to offer across the whole team.
### Everyone Eligible
Make it available to every employee who uses screens regularly, as the exemption requires.
### You Set the Budget
Choose how much to cover for the eye test and for screen glasses.
### Compliance Built-In
Every payment is tracked, so you can always show what was covered and why.
## Screen glasses or everyday glasses? Here's how HMRC sees it
The exemption has one test: the glasses have to be needed for screen work. The eye test itself is always covered.
Needed for screen work
### DSE Eyecare
Section 320A ITEPA 2003
Tax-free
What it covers
Eye and eyesight tests for screen users, plus glasses or lenses the test shows are needed specifically for screen work.
The condition
It has to be available to every employee who counts as a screen user.
SideUp's role
Pays the optician directly, with every payment tracked.
Everyday use
### Everyday glasses
No special screen prescription
Taxable
What it means
Glasses for general use are a taxable benefit, even if they're also worn at a screen.
One pair for both?
Only the screen-use part of the prescription is tax-free, so the cost needs to be split.
SideUp's role
Not covered as a tax-free benefit.
**Keep the receipts itemised.** Separate costs for the test and the screen prescription make the split easy to show.
A summary, not tax advice. Check your arrangement with a tax adviser.
## Set it up once. Every screen user is covered.
Most spending happens on the card, so there's almost nothing to chase. Here's how it works, from day one.
1. 1
### Add your employees
Sync your team from your HR system, or add them manually. Either way, it takes minutes.
2. 2
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### We invite your team
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DSE Eyecare
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Eye and eyesight test
Paid to optician
£25.00
Screen glasses
Prescribed for screen use
£95.00
Eyecare budget this year
£120 of £150
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## One platform for all your tax-free benefits.
Homeworking Allowance, Work-Related Training & Tuition and DSE Eyecare, all on one SideUp card for you and your team.
### Automated Admin
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### Built for HMRC Rules
Each benefit follows its own HMRC exemption, so every payment sits on the right side of the rules.
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£8.95
Marketplace discount
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Free mat hire
Freebie
Saved this month
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FAQ
## Frequently Asked Questions
Everything you need to know about DSE Eyecare in the UK.
What is DSE Eyecare?
Eye tests, and glasses if needed, for employees who use screens as part of their job, funded by your company.
Who is eligible?
Employees who use display screen equipment daily, for continuous periods of an hour or more, count as DSE users under the regulations, whether they work in the office or at home. They're entitled to a test when they ask for one.
Is DSE Eyecare tax-free?
Yes. Under section 320A ITEPA 2003, eye tests and screen glasses are exempt from Income Tax and National Insurance when they're required under the DSE Regulations and made available to all the employees who need them.
What counts as screen glasses?
Glasses or lenses prescribed specifically for screen work. Everyday glasses without a special screen prescription are a taxable benefit, and if one pair covers both, only the screen-use part is tax-free.
Can employees book their own test and be reimbursed?
Yes. Since 6 April 2026, reimbursing employees for eye tests and screen glasses is also tax-free. With SideUp, employees can simply pay with their card instead.
Do we have to offer it?
If your team uses screens, the regulations already require you to provide an eye test on request. SideUp makes that duty easy to meet, and tax-free.
How does SideUp handle it?
Employees pay the optician with their SideUp card, within the budget you set. Every payment is tracked automatically, so you can always show what was covered.
## Make eye care easy for every screen user
### Tax-free, simple and compliant.
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"acceptedAnswer" : {
"@type" : "Answer",
"text" : "If your team uses screens, the regulations already require you to provide an eye test on request. SideUp makes that duty easy to meet, and tax-free."
},
"name" : "Do we have to offer it?"
}, {
"@type" : "Question",
"acceptedAnswer" : {
"@type" : "Answer",
"text" : "Employees pay the optician with their SideUp card, within the budget you set. Every payment is tracked automatically, so you can always show what was covered."
},
"name" : "How does SideUp handle it?"
} ]
}
```