Britain’s aid cuts: what’s been announced so far

Some programmes will have their funding cut by 85% or more as the UK reduces its spending

Britain announced last year that it would cut aid spending from 0.7% of national income to 0.5% - a reduction of more than 4bn. The cuts are not split evenly, with some programmes having funding reduced by 85% or more.

The Foreign Office said it would still spend more than 10bn this year to fight poverty, tackle the climate crisis and improve global health and would return to its 0.7% target when economic circumstances allowed - but it did not give a date or criteria for this. Among the cuts so far are: