Petition · past parliament
Force The Goverment To Subsidise Sanitary Products
Rejected
11 signatures
What the petition asks
We call on the government to subsidise the cost of sanitary items to all of those who are eligible for free NHS prescriptions, as a bare minimum.
The average cost of menstruating in the UK is £500 per year.
135k girls miss school due to financial circumstances beyond their control.
The government promised money into domestic abuse charities & projects for young people.
None of their initiatives relieve the cost of sanitary items.
Women do not choose to menstruate.
Yet they are financially punished month in, month out.
135k girls miss school due to financial circumstances beyond their control.
The government promised money into domestic abuse charities & projects for young people.
None of their initiatives relieve the cost of sanitary items.
Women do not choose to menstruate.
Yet they are financially punished month in, month out.
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
Timeline
| 18 Aug 2018 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 5 Sep 2018 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
11
Status
Rejected
Rejected
5 Sep 2018
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.