In November 2020 I was told I had 6 months left to live and was at risk of sudden death, due to a colloid cyst in my brain.
Government to annouce free sanitary products in secondary schools from September
The government is expected to make sanitary products available for free in all English secondary schools.
According to various reports, Chancellor of the Exchequer Philip Hammond will pledge the new funding at Wednesday's spring statement, which will take effect from September this year.
Campaigners have claimed that period poverty is currently causing young girls from low-income families to miss school days.
The scheme is already in effect in Scotland. It is understood that the Treasury has not yet carried out a detailed costing,.
Amika George, who started the #FreePeriods campaign told the i newspaper: "This is a victory for everyone who has been campaigning to eradicate period poverty in schools.
“Periods should never hold back a child from achieving their true potential, and now, after two years of campaigning, we will see menstrual products available for free in all English secondary schools."
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