UK reward metrics · Wellbeing

What percentage of UK organisations have cost-of-living interventions in the last 24 months in place?

Source lumi HRBase 264 organisationsFieldwork 2026 H1

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; a further 0% have it partly in place (base: 264 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 64.8% Partly in place 0% Not in place 35.2%
Share of the 264 organisations assessed, 2026 H1. Organisations answering not applicable or don’t know are excluded from the base.

What organisations answered

Cost-of-living interventions in the last 24 months: share of organisations by answer
AnswerShare of organisations
One-off payments41.7%
Targeted low-earner uplift13.3%
Subsidies (meals/travel)11.4%
None35.2%

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.

Cite this figure
Source: lumi HR, UK Reward Metrics, September 2026, lumihr.co.uk/metrics/cost-of-living-interventions-in-the-last-24-months
Last updated 19 September 2026 · Data licence: CC BY 4.0 for the figures in the CSV download.

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