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Pupils: Period Poverty

Asked by Mrs Sharon HodgsonLabourDepartment for EducationTabled Answered 18 February 2025UIN 30061

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the impact of period poverty on educational attainment in England.

Answered by Stephen Morgan

We do not hold data on the impact of period poverty on educational attainment in England.

The Period Products Scheme removes periods as a barrier to accessing education and addresses pupils being unable to afford period products. Since its launch in January 2020, 99% of secondary schools and 87% of post-16 organisations in England have placed orders through the scheme.

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