Claim: Britain gives away £13 billion a year in foreign aid.
Fact-check: The UK foreign aid budget: what did the government spend in 2017? - Full Fact
Verdict: the uk spent £13.4 billion on foreign aid in 2016. provisional figures for 2017 put the amount at just over £13.9 billion.
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Grace Rahman
Date published: 2018-10-15T00:00:00