Over 50 million people set to lose out on UK aid
If the UK cuts aid programs for education, clean water, some family planning, and humanitarian assistance outside of Gaza/Ukraine/Sudan, some 55.5 million fewer people worldwide will benefit from UK aid than in 2019, according to cost-benefit analysis of aid projects.
2.9M
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9.9M
2.1M
12M
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41M
8.2M
65.8M
10.3M
Children supported to gain a decent education
People reached with humanitarian assistance (food aid, cash and voucher transfers)
People with clean water and/or sanitation
Women and girls using modern methods of family planning
Total people reached in these areas
All analysis by Save the Children. Figures taken from DFID results estimates; FCDO reporting to the International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI), accessed March 2025; Statistics on International Development: final UK ODA spend 2023; IMF World Economic Outlook database,
Notes: Estimates of number of people reached are based on previous results statistics and funding provided, to obtain a cost per person supported figure. This figure was then applied to estimated funding levels in 2027, in both inflation and non-inflation adjusted terms.
