UK reward metrics · Benefits & Lifestyle

Are employees eligible to choose between a status-based company car and a cash allowance?

Source lumi HRBase 262 organisationsFieldwork 2026 H1

74.4%No

74.4% of organisations in the lumi HR community answered “No” on cash allowance offered instead of a status car (base: 262 UK organisations, 2026 H1).

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

How UK organisations answered

Yes 25.6% No 74.4%
Cash allowance offered instead of a status car (base: 262 organisations, 2026 H1). Percentages percentages may not sum to 100 because of rounding.
Cash allowance offered instead of a status car: share of organisations by answer
AnswerShare of organisations
Yesalternative25.6%
Nocommon74.4%

Common, alternative and rare describe how each answer sits against the community: the most chosen answer is common; an answer chosen by fewer than one in five organisations is rare.

Definition

Whether eligible employees can take a cash allowance instead of a status-based company car. 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/cash-allowance-offered-instead-of-a-status-car
Last updated 19 September 2026 · Data licence: CC BY 4.0 for the figures in the CSV download.

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