Petition
Make period products free of charge or significantly cheaper for women to afford
Rejected
21 signatures
What the petition asks
Make it a law for period products to be free or cheaper. On average, a woman has roughly 360 periods over their lifetime. If you average the price of one package of tampons/pads at £2.50 then over her lifetime this will cost a woman approximately £900 which is not fair if a period is not a choice.
The government have the power to create a law of which period products can be made free or affordable to everyone including the homeless in a system of which women are entitled to be given period products free of charge or at a price not exceeding 40p. This law should state that 1-3 packets of pads/tampons can be given at a time, if companies cared about women's health, they simply would not and should not care bout their profits.
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 which call for a similar action: Fund free period hygiene products via the NHS for all who need it
Timeline
| 31 Mar 2025 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 22 Apr 2025 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
21
Status
Rejected
Rejected
22 Apr 2025
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 27 Jul 2026.