Petition · past parliament · Department of Health and Social Care
Fund Free Period Products - it is not a LUXURY.
Closed
155 signatures
What the petition asks
Period products should be free of charge. Having a period is not a luxury. Periods are not only painful, they are unsafe without sanitary products, and an unaffordable, UNCONTROLLABLE function.
Sex is controllable, and free. Periods are not, and deserve free protection too.
STDs occur because of a choice, protection against them is free. Periods are not, infections must be prevented.
According to a 2015 survey by VoucherCodesPro.co.uk, sanitary products are costing women on average £13 per month, putting women who cannot afford this at risk.
On top of this, the survey said women spend on average £14.50 per month on pain relief and replacement underwear - these are not essential. Sanitary products are the BARE MINIMUM.
This is not 'raise money for', or 'give free to the impoverished', this is 'GIVE US OUR HUMAN RIGHT'.
STDs occur because of a choice, protection against them is free. Periods are not, infections must be prevented.
According to a 2015 survey by VoucherCodesPro.co.uk, sanitary products are costing women on average £13 per month, putting women who cannot afford this at risk.
On top of this, the survey said women spend on average £14.50 per month on pain relief and replacement underwear - these are not essential. Sanitary products are the BARE MINIMUM.
This is not 'raise money for', or 'give free to the impoverished', this is 'GIVE US OUR HUMAN RIGHT'.
Timeline
| 8 Nov 2021 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 8 May 2022 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
155
Status
Closed
Department
Department of Health and Social Care
Opened
8 Nov 2021
Closed
8 May 2022
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.