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Petition · past parliament

Scrap foreign aid budget and use funds for nhs, social care, homelessness.

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

Our systems are at breaking point. With an aging population and an influx of migrants, Our system is I'll equipped to cope. Hospitals at breaking point. Social care at an all time high. The prison system overcrowded and homelessness at an unprecedented high. It's time we care for our own first.

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

Use Foreign Aid budget for the NHS, Adult Social care and the elderly. and
Cut Foreign aid by half and use the £6.5 billion saved for the homeless.

Timeline

12 Feb 2018 Petition opened for signatures
13 Feb 2018 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21
Status Rejected
Rejected 13 Feb 2018

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.