Updated Low schools uptake in free period products scheme (photo: Gareth Fuller) The Red Box Project, which campaigned for the scheme to be introduced, said all schools should be taking part to support the one in 10 young people experiencing period poverty. Department for Education data shows that only 25 of the 61 state-funded schools in North East Lincolnshire ordered free period products for their pupils between the start of the scheme in January 2020 and the end of last year. Schools can order the products online and they are delivered to them free of charge. Products they can order include period pads and tampons, and environmentally friendly alternatives such as period cups and reusable pads.