Labour is still spending 20% of the foreign aid budget in the UK - despite all its 'pledges'

Labour is still spending 20% of the foreign aid budget in the UK - despite all its 'pledges'

On Thursday 3 April the Foreign, Commonwealth, and Development Office (FCDO) published its provisional statistics on how UK aid was spent in 2024. It shows that the UK continues to spend 20% of the foreign aid budget on asylum seeker costs in this country – despite the Labour Party government’s planned cuts to the budget. Foreign aid budget: still being spent domestically This annual publication provides an overview of the provisional UK aid spe…

UK continues to spend 20% of the UK aid budget on asylum seeker costs in the UK despite planned cuts

Today, Thursday 3 April, the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) published its provisional statistics on how UK aid was spent in 2024.This annual publication provides an overview of the provisional UK aid spend in the calendar year 2024 and has revealed that the UK spent £2.8 billion Official Development Assistance (ODA) on costs associated with asylum seekers in the UK in 2024 (20.1% of total ODA), compared with £4.3 billion (27.9…