Despite a petition demanding George Osborne stop taxing sanitary items receiving more than 300,000 signatures, the chancellor of the exchequer has yet to remove tampons and pads from the "luxurious, non-essential" category.
However some students' unions across the country are way ahead of the government, and have already started selling tax free sanitary items in their campus stores, with some even giving them away for nothing.
Student Daisy Lindlar was responsible for introducing free tampons at Birmingham University's SU, and says she did so to help female students with the cost of living.
"This is what leaves them struggling financially," she told HuffPost UK. "The cost of periods adds an extra financial pressure to students, particularly when you factor in things like painkillers and new underwear. I know students who literally can't afford to have periods, and that's completely unfair.
"I'm lucky because I didn't actually have to campaign much - everyone was so supportive of the idea and the feedback I've got has been amazing. I'd really encourage SUs to do the same because they need to take a stance against this unfair cost that disproportionately affects women, and to help end the ridiculous stigma there is around talking about periods."
She added: "We're shamed into keeping quiet about them, which means we're shamed into keeping quiet about the cost as well, and SUs can be a really powerful voice not just internally but nationally. SUs and the National Union of Students have the potential to tackle the government on issues like tampon tax, but they have to all be behind it in order to make an impact."
Here are the SUs which are well ahead of the game:
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