Management of the official development assistance spending target

Reports on the UK's management of its aid spending target – the percentage of UK gross national income (GNI) the UK commits to providing each year for international development.

  1. Status: Completed
  2. Published: 12 March 2026
  3. Type: Full review, Information note
  4. Subject: Cross-government aid spend, Government processes and systems
  5. Lead commissioner: Harold Freeman

Government response

The government publishes a response to all ICAI reviews, indicating whether they ‘accept’, ‘partially accept’ or ‘reject’ each of ICAI’s recommendations and setting out the management actions that they propose to take in response.

The government’s response to this review is expected in April 2026.

Timeline

Information note

Published 15 July 2025

Review terms of reference

Published 10 November 2025

Review

Published 12 March 2026

Government response

Expected April 2026

Further scrutiny

Expected September 2026