Thousands of women and girls across the country are set to benefit from the Tampon Tax Fund

Thousands of women and girls across the country are set to benefit from a new £15 million round of the Tampon Tax Fund, launched today by the Minister for Sport and Civil Society, Mims Davies.

Charities across the country can now bid for at least £1 million in funding for projects that support victims of domestic violence or work to reduce rough sleeping and homelessness among women.

The money will also be available to programmes that help vulnerable women through music therapy, encourage them to participate in sport to improve their physical and mental wellbeing or charities that make onward grants to smaller organisations, so they can deliver tailored services to support women.