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Free period products

Last updated
13 Jun 2023

You can get free period products if you need them. You can get them from different places in your local council area. There are different products available. You can get them for yourself or for someone else.

You can get period products in different ways:

Local council

You can contact your local council to find out where you can access free period products in your area. There may be different ways to get the products in different council areas.

Aberdeen City Council Aberdeenshire Council Angus Council Argyll and Bute Council Clackmannanshire Council Comhairle nan Eilean Siar (Western Isles Council) Dumfries and Galloway Council Dundee City Council East Ayrshire Council East Dunbartonshire Council East Lothian Council East Renfrewshire Council Edinburgh Council Falkirk Council Fife Council Glasgow City Council The Highland Council Inverclyde Council Midlothian Council Moray Council North Ayrshire Council North Lanarkshire Council Orkney Islands Council Perth & Kinross Council Renfrewshire Council Scottish Borders Council Shetland Council South Ayrshire Council South Lanarkshire Council Stirling Council West Dunbartonshire Council West Lothian Council

Schools, colleges and universities

If you are a pupil or student, you can get free period products from your school, college or university campus during term time.

PickupMyPeriod app

The PickupMyPeriod app shows you where you can access free period products across Scotland. It's free to download. You can search by area and product type to find products near you. 

Download the PickupMyPeriod app for iOS (Apple)

Download the PickupMyPeriod app for Android

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