To get the government to supply sanitary products to women and girls in poverty

Rejected 13 signatures

What the petition asks

Supply areas of high poverty and homelessness with sanitary products as often individuals who are struggling financially have to ration their income thus meaning a simple need such as a tampon or a pad seems expensive.

The lack of period products often causes individuals to conform to using unsanitary products which leads to many health problems . Additionally it impacts education as girls have to miss school .it impacts the uk highly , it was found that 50% of girls said that they couldn’t afford menstrual products at some point in the past.
This is a highly impactful topic and a real problem!!!!!

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 these petitions, which call for similar action:

Fund increased access to menstrual products to address period poverty
Fund increased access to menstrual products to address period poverty

Fund free period hygiene products via the NHS for all who need it
Fund free period hygiene products via the NHS for all who need it

Timeline

16 Jun 2025	Petition opened for signatures
10 Jul 2025	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 13

Status Rejected

Rejected 10 Jul 2025

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