UK reward metrics · Benefits & Lifestyle

What percentage of UK organisations have benefits enhanced for cost-of-living or market pressure in place?

Source lumi HRBase 267 organisationsFieldwork 2026 H1

27.7%in place

27.7% of organisations in the lumi HR community have benefits enhanced for cost-of-living or market pressure in place; a further 0% have it partly in place (base: 267 UK organisations, 2026 H1).

Figures describe organisations in the lumi HR community, not a random sample of UK employers.

How the base splits

In place 27.7% Partly in place 0% Not in place 72.3%
Share of the 267 organisations assessed, 2026 H1. Organisations answering not applicable or don’t know are excluded from the base.

What organisations answered

Benefits enhanced for cost-of-living or market pressure: share of organisations by answer
AnswerShare of organisations
Yes27.7%
No72.3%

Definition

Whether benefits were improved in the past year due to cost-of-living or labour-market pressure. See the methodology for how the base is built, how not-applicable answers are handled, the public floor, and which organisations are excluded.

Cite this figure
Source: lumi HR, UK Reward Metrics, September 2026, lumihr.co.uk/metrics/benefits-enhanced-for-cost-of-living-or-market-pressure
Last updated 19 September 2026 · Data licence: CC BY 4.0 for the figures in the CSV download.

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