Free period products during pandemic

Stirling Council is trialling a new free online ordering service to ensure young people are‘period protected’during the Covid-19 pandemic.

With school collection points temporarily closed due to the current crisis, the local authority has teamed up Scottish social enterprise, Hey Girls, so pupils and young people can continue to access free sanitary products.

You can use the service if you are aged up to 25, and live, go to school or work/ volunteer in the Stirling Council area. A Stirling postcode must be provided for delivery.

Young people in Stirling can order the products via theYoung Scot website, with a range of products available across four care packs.

Funded by the Scottish Government, the trial is open now and will last until May 25 before being reviewed on an ongoing basis.

The council’s children and young people convener Councillor Susan McGill said:“By opening up the conversation around periods, changing perceptions and educating the wider community, Stirling’s young people ensured the introduction of free sanitary products in our schools was a huge success.

“With schools still closed due to the coronavirus outbreak, it was important we quickly put in place these temporary measures so this essential provision remains available to our young people in these challenging times.”

Vice convener Councillor Christine Simpson added:“Periods don’t stop during pandemics so it was vital we got these arrangements up and running to prevent young people across Stirling missing out on sanitary products.”

At the end of the initial trial period, the survey monkey online form will close and orders will be confirmed, packed and delivered to homes.

The products may take up to six weeks to arrive once ordered, although this time will be kept as short as possible. If orders are not received after six weeks email: SPandYP@ stirling.gov.uk.

For more details and to make an order, visit: https://www.young.scot/getinformed/stirling/ period-protected-during-covid-19