UK outlines £88 million aid package for Palestinians
Healthcare, water and recovery work feature in the package, which includes support announced previously.
The UK has outlined an aid package of more than £88 million for humanitarian assistance and early recovery for Palestinians in the current financial year. The announcement was made at the UN General Assembly on 24 September.
The foreign office says the package supports healthcare, clean water, sanitation, protection and waste management in Gaza and the West Bank. Planned provision includes medical consultations for up to 900,000 people and rehabilitation or prosthetic treatment for 1,000 children with blast injuries.
Other stated targets include emergency water deliveries for 150,000 people and mental-health or psychosocial support for 21,000. These figures describe intended programme reach, rather than verified services already delivered under the package.
The government’s notes clarify that the total includes earlier commitments through UNRWA and the UN Horizon Fund as well as new funding. Its bilateral aid budget for Palestine for 2026–27 is £127 million. The package therefore should not be described as entirely new money added to that budget. Delivery will depend on programme implementation and humanitarian access.
Contains public sector information from The Civic Frontier · Briefing from FCDO, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.