Hygiene poverty causing people to skip work

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8.7 million adults miss work and 1 in 10 children skip school because of hygiene poverty, according to research from the Hygiene Bank charity. Hygiene poverty is when people can’t afford basics like soap, deodorant or period products. Ruth Brock is the CEO of the Hygiene Bank, she's been chatting to BBC Radio Solent's Rick Jackson.