Tag: period Poverty

Aldi Becomes First UK Supermarket To Offer Free Period Products In Customer And Colleague Toilets

Stuart Mitchell

Aldi will be providing pads and tampons in its in-store toilets from today, with customers able to simply take what they need. The supermarket has also partnered with leading menstrual equity charity, Bloody Good Period, to donate over 1 million period products to support the charity’s fight against period poverty. The campaign is further backed by Clara Amfo, broadcaster and Bloody Good Period ambassador. New research** released today from the supermarket reveals the extent of the period poverty crisis across Britain, with over 1 in 3 of those who menstruate…

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John Lewis & Waitrose Says Pants To The Tax

Stuart Mitchell

John Lewis and Waitrose have become the latest retailers to back industry-wide campaign to reduce the price of period knickers and  absorb the 20% VAT charge for its customers – as part of efforts to make period products affordable for all.  Tampon Tax – a tax on sanitary towels and tampons – was abolished in 2021, yet period knickers (a reusable alternative to single-use sanitary products) are still subject to the charge.  In our bid to make these products more accessible, we’ll be lowering the price on more than 30 period knickers…

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XPO helps women end ‘period poverty’ with the provision of hygiene products at UK&I sites  

Stuart Mitchell

XPO, a leading provider of innovative transport and logistics solutions in Europe, has committed to helping women end ‘period poverty’ by making feminine hygiene products available at its sites in the United Kingdom and Ireland. The company has initiated a phased roll-out of no-cost vending machines for sanitary pads and tampons following successful trials in 2022. XPO intends the products to be an ongoing benefit for women who work at XPO.  Menstrual hygiene is an important part of basic sanitation and reproductive health services, yet many women struggle to afford…

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Hey Girls Releases Film That Is Scientifically Proven To Have You #Seeingred Over Period Poverty

Stuart Mitchell

As part of its ongoing ambition to tackle period poverty in the UK, social enterprise Hey Girls is calling on Brits across the country to SEE RED about the inequality people experience on a monthly basis – and take action. With 1 in 10 young people in Britain currently unable to afford their period (and as many as half of these people turning to newspaper or other means as alternatives), increasing access to period products continues to be extremely important. Further, period poverty surged in 2020 during the COVID pandemic, with a survey by the charity Plan…

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Subscription service launched in Denbighshire to end period poverty

Stuart Mitchell

A subscription service has been launched in Denbighshire to end period poverty and prevent periods being a barrier to education. The Council, through the Welsh Government 2020/21 Period Deprivation Grant, has secured a subscription service for young people in Denbighshire where period poverty could be a barrier to their education.   The free service, in conjunction with social enterprise Hey Girls, will run until March 2022 providing either a package of re-usable period products or a monthly delivery of eco-friendly disposable products directly to subscribers’ home. Those eligible must be enrolled…

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