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Free period products

Last updated
12 Jun 2024

You can get free period products for yourself or for someone else. 

You can get them in different ways:

Local councils

Local councils can tell you where to get free period products in their 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're 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 get free period products across Scotland. You can search by area and product type to find products near you.

It's free to download.

It's updated by local councils.

Download the PickupMyPeriod app for iOS (Apple)

Download the PickupMyPeriod app for Android

MyPeriod website

Search for products near you on the MyPeriod website. You can search by postcode and area.

It's updated by local councils.

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