Rejected petition Require the NHS to provide free period products

We want the Government to ensure free period products are available through the NHS in England, such in GP surgeries, hospitals, clinics and pharmacies, so that anyone who needs them can access them without cost.

More details

Period poverty affects many people in the UK, with reports showing that a significant number struggle to afford basic period products. This can lead to health risks and missed education or work. Providing products free on the NHS would reduce period poverty and support public health and dignity.

This petition was rejected

Why was this petition rejected?

There’s already a petition about this issue. We cannot accept a new petition when we already have one about a very similar issue.

You are more likely to get action on this issue if you sign and share a single petition.

You may wish to sign the following petition, which calls for similar action:

Fund free period pads
https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/733282

We only reject petitions that don’t meet the petition standards.

Date submitted 18 November 2025
Get petition data (json format)

About petition data

The data shows the number of people who have signed the petition by country as well as in the constituency of each Member of Parliament. This data is available for all petitions on the site. It is not a list of people who have signed the petition. The only name that is shared on the site is that of the petition creator.