The Minister for Sport and Civil Society, Tracey Crouch has announced that thousands of women across the UK will benefit from £15 million from the latest round of the Tampon Tax Fund.
Projects that tackle sexual violence, address social exclusion among BAME women and improve mental health and wellbeing will receive funding over the next two years. The money will also be used to make grants to smaller organisations so they can deploy services that support the most vulnerable and disadvantaged women and girls in the country.
Minister for Sport and Civil Society, Tracey Crouch said, “The money generated from sanitary products is being invested in good causes that tackle the serious issues that women of all ages face. It will be used to support vulnerable women and girls and help build a Britain fit for the future.
The ten projects receiving funding from this round of the Tampon Tax are: UK Community Foundations (£3,400,000); Arhag Housing Association (£1,040,000); Brook Young People (£1,500,000); Rape Crisis England & Wales (£1,400,000); Women’s Aid Federation of England (£1,509,850); Hestia Housing and Support (£1,000,000); The RCJ & Islington Citizens Advice Bureaux (£1,090,488); Mind (£1,785,554); St. Giles Trust (£1,077,158); One Parent Families Scotland (£1,049,590).
