Get all your news in one place.
100’s of premium titles.
One app.
Start reading
The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business

Should I pay for family healthcare?

Should I pay an arm and a leg for private healthcare
Should I pay an arm and a leg for private healthcare? Photograph: AMI GREEN/Getty Images

Every week a Guardian Money reader submits a question, and it’s up to you to help him or her out – a selection of the best answers will appear in next Saturday’s paper.

This week’s question:

I’ve been put into my firm’s private healthcare scheme. For another £700 a year I could enroll my wife (38) and two girls (9 and 5). My wife wants to go in it but I reckon it’s probably a waste of money. Should we just put money aside (or rely on the NHS)?

What do you think?

Do you have a problem readers could solve? Email your suggestions to money@theguardian.com or write to us at Money, The Guardian, Kings Place, 90 York Way, London N1 9GU

Sign up to read this article
Read news from 100’s of titles, curated specifically for you.
Already a member? Sign in here
Related Stories
Top stories on inkl right now
One subscription that gives you access to news from hundreds of sites
Already a member? Sign in here
Our Picks
Fourteen days free
Download the app
One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.