UK overseas aid spending is set to fall to the lowest level this century as long-feared cuts start to hit non-governmental organisations and charities hard from 2026.
Sir Keir Starmer’s government announced in February that it would reduce overseas aid spending from 0.5 per cent of gross national income (GNI) to 0.3 per cent by 2027 in order to fund a rise in defence spending to counter Russia.
But of £6.5bn in total planned cuts, only £500mn has been earmarked for 2025-26, before accelerating rapidly with £4.8bn to be cut in 2026-27, suggesting the real crunch will begin in the second half of 2026.
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