Schools and colleges across England to start offering free sanitary products - MSE News 20 January 2020 at 11:23AM in Health & beauty MoneySaving 2 replies 513 views

Former_MSE_Callum

All state schools and colleges in England will be able to start offering free sanitary products to students from today as part of a new Government scheme to tackle 'period poverty'...

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Paul_Herring

Cold someone explain (ELI5 style) what "period poverty" is, when tampons cost 16p each?

Specifically, why - if it's so widespread, as it so apparently is - these people aren't getting the benefits they so clearly need.

Consumerist

Paul_Herring wrote: »

. . . Specifically, why - if it's so widespread, as it so apparently is - these people aren't getting the benefits they so clearly need.

It's possible that their parents, who claim the benefits, consider food and heating to be more important.