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Sanitary Products: Night Shelters

Commons · Question 62256 · Tabled 24 Jun 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record

Answered 2 Jul 2025

Question

Asked by Charlotte Nichols

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make it her policy to provide free menstrual products to homelessness shelters.

Answer

Answered by Rushanara Ali, 2 Jul 2025

The Government does not directly commission homelessness shelters or services. In 2025/26 the Government is investing £1 billion in homelessness services, an increase of £233 million on the previous year. Local authorities can use this funding to provide ...