Petition to help women who are affected by period poverty

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

The government should help the vulnerable and poor with sanitary products such as pads and tampons by making them free as well as removing the tax on them since its not something women choose to have. Since necessites do not have taxes, a good way to start would be by removing tax.

People who menstruate have no choice to do so, so why should they have to suffer every month, particularly the poor and vulnerable who cannot afford their basic necessities. We aim to help the helpless.
The end goal is for these products to be free for a every girl and woman out there.

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

You may wish to sign this petition calling for ]a similar action: Make sanitary products freely available to all women

The Government has already abolished VAT on women’s sanitary products. You can read about changes to VAT for women’s sanitary products here: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/tampon-tax-abolished-from-today

Timeline

23 Jul 2021	Petition opened for signatures
28 Jul 2021	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21

Status Rejected

Rejected 28 Jul 2021

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