Rejected petition Make sanitary products free for those earning below the National living wage.

Period poverty is the lack of access to sanitary products (amongst other resources) due to financial restrictions. With an average of 450 periods in a lifetime, no woman should have to endure the stress and humiliation of handling a period without the suitable hygienic resources.

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https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/258046

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Date submitted 18 July 2019
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