Social Affairs & Religion Correspondent
An initiative to provide free sanitary products to women and girls affected by period poverty has been announced.
The initiative follows collaboration between Homeless Period Ireland, the Simon Communities of Ireland and Lidl Ireland.
Through its app, the retailer will offer a dedicated coupon for a free box of sanitary pads or tampons to every customer each month.
A quarter of donations will go towards products for the Simon Community to ensure people experiencing homelessness - who may not have access to a smartphone - can access these essential products.
Lidl Ireland will be the first major retailer in the world to offer free period products to women and girls across the country.
The new initiative will see the retailer offer a coupon for one free box of pads or tampons per customer each month through their app, Lidl Plus.
For those who don t have a smartphone, the retailer will also make quarterly donations to The Simon Communities to ensure people among homeless communities can access products too.
Period poverty is becoming an increasingly prominent issue across Ireland, with a recent Plan International survey showing that almost half of young girls are struggling to pay for period products.
Earlier this year, Labour senator Rebecca Moynihan introduced new legislation that would make period products free in public spaces, an anticipated law that was met with much support outside of government buildings.
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Lidl to offer free period products to customers from next month Boxes of sanitary pads or tampons will be available through Lidl Plus app
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LidlIreland has said it will start providing free boxes of sanitary pads or tampons to girls and women as part of a new programme targeting period poverty.
The major retailer announced on Monday the launch of a new coupon scheme that will enable girls and women in Ireland to access free sanitary products using the Lidl Plus app each month. From April 19th, women will be able to sign up to receive the monthly coupon which they can use from May 3rd in 168 stores nationwide, said the retailer. This latest move makes Lidl the “first major retailer in the world” to offer free period products in stores, the company has said.
Lidl Ireland takes steps to combat period poverty By Hazel Nolan via Lidl Lidl Ireland is set to become the first major retailer in the world to offer free period products in stores nationwide to women and girls across the country.
A new initiative will allow shoppers to get a free box of sanitary pads or tampons every month through the Lidl app.
The company will also donate products to Simon Community for people who don t have access to a smartphone.
Claire Hunt, founder of Homeless Period Ireland, has welcomed the move. This is a really significant development to combat period poverty in Ireland and to ensure those most in need will have the ability to access suitable period products, she said.