64.8%in place
64.8% of organisations in the lumi HR community have cost-of-living interventions in the last 24 months in place (base: 264 UK organisations, 2026 H1).
Figures describe organisations in the lumi HR community, not a random sample of UK employers.
How UK organisations answered
| Answer | Share of organisations |
|---|---|
| One-off payments | 41.7% |
| Targeted low-earner uplift | 13.3% |
| Subsidies (meals/travel) | 11.4% |
| None | 35.2% |
Definition
Captures which discrete cost-of-living measures were taken in the past two years; select all that apply. See the methodology for how the base is built, how not-applicable answers are handled, the public floor, and which organisations are excluded.
Read more
- Wellbeing and financial wellbeing: UK benchmark 2026: the research paper this question is analysed in, with the full distribution, the legal context and what it means for reward decisions.
- Wellbeing: research, guides and metrics: everything lumi publishes in this area.
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Last updated 19 September 2026 · Data licence: CC BY 4.0 for the figures in the CSV download.
Source: lumi HR, UK Reward Metrics, September 2026, lumihr.co.uk/metrics/cost-of-living-interventions-in-the-last-24-monthsLast updated 19 September 2026 · Data licence: CC BY 4.0 for the figures in the CSV download.
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