Cost of living crisis has exacerbated period poverty, charities say

Abibat Olulode works for Feed and Read, which has been distributing period products provided by Bloody Good Period. Photograph: Martin Godwin/The Guardian

Period poverty in the UK has been exacerbated by the cost of living crisis, charities warn, as the demand for menstrual products distributed by charities has increased.

Data from Bloody Good Period, a charity that provides period products to those unable to buy them otherwise, found that there was a 78% increase in demand for their products during the first quarter of 2022, compared to the same period in 2020, rising from 7,452 packs of period products to 13,284.