SCHOOLGIRLS will get free tampons and sanitary towels from next week, the Government has announced.
Ministers have vowed to give free period products to all girls at state schools and colleges in England.
The government has announced free tampons and sanitary towels will be available to schoolgirls, from next month
They say the move will means kids dont miss class because they cannot afford tampons.
Childrens minister Michelle Donelan said: Periods are a normal part of everyday life and we do not want young people missing out on lessons because of them.”
We know that it is not easy for everyone to access period products where and when they need them.”
This scheme will deal with those problems so young people can go about their daily lives without getting caught out if they have come on their period unexpectedly, forgotten to bring products with them or if they cant afford the products they need.
One in ten young women in the UK have been too poor to buy sanitary products, research carried out by the charity Plan UK in 2017 found.
Rose Caldwell, chief executive of Plan International UK, said: We know that some girls miss school because they dont have period products, and that they have had to use items like toilet roll and socks because they cant afford anything else.
So having access to a range of period products at school will make a very real difference to many girls lives.
