{"id":9327,"date":"2023-01-16T16:26:46","date_gmt":"2023-01-16T16:26:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/satellite.mmu.ac.uk\/northernquota-old\/?p=9327"},"modified":"2023-01-18T16:05:14","modified_gmt":"2023-01-18T16:05:14","slug":"inflation-rises-price-of-sanitary-products-increasing-period-poverty-in-the-uk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/satellite.mmu.ac.uk\/northernquota-old\/inflation-rises-price-of-sanitary-products-increasing-period-poverty-in-the-uk\/","title":{"rendered":"As inflation rises, period poverty grows in Manchester"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Prices of period products have gone up in UK stores<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Period poverty charity, Every Month Campaign queries why the UK has not made these products <em>essential <\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Period products are now free in Scotland<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>According to statistics, own-brand period products have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thegrocer.co.uk\/healthcare-beauty-and-baby\/how-brands-and-retailers-are-battling-period-poverty\/672180.article\">risen by 57%<\/a> in the UK. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Period poverty charities urge the government to view sanitary products as <em>essential<\/em>, rather than a luxury.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.everymonthcampaign.org\/campaign\/\">Every Month Campaign<\/a>, a charity that works to tackle period poverty in Greater Manchester spoke with NQ on the matter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/satellite.mmu.ac.uk\/northernquota-old\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/437\/2023\/01\/2023-01-13-36-1024x629.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9357\" width=\"677\" height=\"415\" srcset=\"https:\/\/satellite.mmu.ac.uk\/northernquota-old\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/437\/2023\/01\/2023-01-13-36-1024x629.jpeg 1024w, 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href=\"https:\/\/www.parliament.scot\/bills-and-laws\/bills\/period-products-free-provision-scotland-bill#:~:text=Under%20the%20Bill%3A%201%20the%20Scottish%20Government%20must,other%20public%20bodies%20provide%20period%20products%20for%20free\">Scotland has become the first country to make period products free<\/a>, a whopping \u00a33.4 million fund has been commissioned for students to access products free of charge for 2022-2023.<\/span>   <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The UK <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/news\/tampon-tax-abolished-from-today\">removed VAT tax<\/a> on sanitary products in 2021, however <a href=\"https:\/\/oxfordtax.sbs.ox.ac.uk\/article\/tampon-tax\">studies<\/a> have highlighted this has made little impact on period poverty. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" 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And those ineligible for the grant will struggle to afford sanitary products.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Every Month Campaign therefore organise send packages to those struggling in period poverty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The donations are sent in a brown parcel bag for anyone with a period.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Aziz told NQ: \u201cthe pack includes an applicator tampon or a non-applicator tampon, pads and a chocolate bar.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"940\" height=\"528\" src=\"https:\/\/satellite.mmu.ac.uk\/northernquota-old\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/437\/2023\/01\/image-3.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9347\" srcset=\"https:\/\/satellite.mmu.ac.uk\/northernquota-old\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/437\/2023\/01\/image-3.png 940w, https:\/\/satellite.mmu.ac.uk\/northernquota-old\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/437\/2023\/01\/image-3-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/satellite.mmu.ac.uk\/northernquota-old\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/437\/2023\/01\/image-3-768x431.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 940px) 100vw, 940px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Aziz continued: \u201cIf you\u2019re in the situation where you can\u2019t access sanitary products you feel embarrassed and ashamed.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAnd using non-sanitary products is not always safe or clean.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The charity therefore advocate to make menstrual products free and spread awareness of the harmful effects of period poverty. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Aziz stated: &#8220;awareness of period poverty is important, like going to schools and writing to MPs and then ultimately, we wouldn&#8217;t have to exist.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The charity started in 2015 as a small collective of women that wanted to help others in deprived communities. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/satellite.mmu.ac.uk\/northernquota-old\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/437\/2023\/01\/IMG_20200523_114834.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9355\" width=\"698\" height=\"698\" srcset=\"https:\/\/satellite.mmu.ac.uk\/northernquota-old\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/437\/2023\/01\/IMG_20200523_114834.jpg 750w, https:\/\/satellite.mmu.ac.uk\/northernquota-old\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/437\/2023\/01\/IMG_20200523_114834-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/satellite.mmu.ac.uk\/northernquota-old\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/437\/2023\/01\/IMG_20200523_114834-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 698px) 100vw, 698px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Donations for Every Month Campaign<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>All trustees have full-time work and products are sourced from <a href=\"https:\/\/secure.squarespace.com\/checkout\/donate?donatePageId=5ede26c5181ec82b51d857cf&amp;ss_cvr=b0b268e6-a524-45d0-a9ad-f22e22551133%7C1671557098160%7C1673883029274%7C1673886191467%7C8&amp;ss_cvt=1673886191467&amp;websiteId=5c587f31b2cf79588ee4bff5\">donate<\/a> and fundraise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Over the years, the charity has grown largely and now have partnerships with other well known period poverty campaigns such as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.heygirls.co.uk\/\">HeyGirls<\/a>, hoping to continue awareness on period poverty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Importantly, supermarkets across the UK such as Lidl and Morrisons have offered ways to help those in period poverty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/satellite.mmu.ac.uk\/northernquota-old\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/437\/2023\/01\/image-4.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9351\" width=\"641\" height=\"529\" srcset=\"https:\/\/satellite.mmu.ac.uk\/northernquota-old\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/437\/2023\/01\/image-4.png 940w, https:\/\/satellite.mmu.ac.uk\/northernquota-old\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/437\/2023\/01\/image-4-300x248.png 300w, https:\/\/satellite.mmu.ac.uk\/northernquota-old\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/437\/2023\/01\/image-4-768x634.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 641px) 100vw, 641px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.morrisons-corporate.com\/media-centre\/corporate-news\/package-for-sandy---morrisons-local-initiative-goes-nationwide-to-tackle-period-poverty\/\">Morrisons<\/a> has recently outlined that customers must ask for <em>Sandy<\/em> in order to receive a free menstrual product parcel available for anyone unable to afford period products at the moment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Whilst other supermarkets such as Tesco, have been criticised. 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