Petition · past parliament
Reduce Overseas Aid from 0.7% GDP to 0.35% to fund Social Care in the UK
Closed
305 signatures
What the petition asks
Social Care in the UK is hugely underfunded. Meanwhile our Overseas Aid budget of 0.7% of GDP (@£12bn) is among the most generous in the world. Reduce the target to 0.35%, which is more in line with Germany 0.4%, Canada 0.3% and USA 0.2%, and release the estimated £6bn to fund Social Care in the UK.
Timeline
| 19 Dec 2016 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 2 May 2017 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
305
Status
Closed
Opened
19 Dec 2016
Closed
2 May 2017
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.