Revealed: UK education and health aid to plummet by up to 72% into 2027

NewsUKUK PoliticsRevealed: UK education and health aid to plummet by up to 72% into 2027Funds for country-to-country help face precipitous drop – with a recovery by 2029 still leaving aid down 20 per cent in cash terms compared to 2024/25Rachel Hagan & Chris StevensonThursday 30 April 2026 13:20 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2967443","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/uk-health-aid-cuts-education-africa-b2967443.html","title":"Revealed: UK education and health aid to plummet by up to 72% into 2027"}}CloseRelated: Cooper defends aid cuts as necessary as she lays out where they will fallStay on top of the latest political news with our View from Westminster newsletterGet the latest political headlines with our free emailGet the latest political headlines with our free emailEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_VIEW_WESTMINSTER_cdp","regTitle":"View from Westminster","subscriptionGroup":"view_from_westminster","subscriptionGroupId":"b95d438b-1c8a-4bcc-b662-ba3e12f2afc5","type":"the_view_westminster","pathPrefix":"/news/uk/politics","associatedAuthors":["Kate Devlin","Millie Cooke","Athena Stavrou"],"title":"Stay on top of the latest political news with our View from Westminster newsletter","mobileTitle":"Get the latest political headlines with our free email","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/viewFromWestminster1_1_new.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","newsletterKey":"receiveTheView","regSourceSection":"UK Politics","regSou...