UK reward metrics · Wellbeing

Do UK organisations provide free or subsidised meals for staff?

Source lumi HRBase 265 organisationsFieldwork 2026 H1

72.1%No

72.1% of organisations in the lumi HR community answered “No” on free or subsidised staff meals (base: 265 UK organisations, 2026 H1).

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

How UK organisations answered

Free 15.5% Subsidised 12.5% No 72.1%
Free or subsidised staff meals (base: 265 organisations, 2026 H1). Percentages percentages may not sum to 100 because of rounding.
Free or subsidised staff meals: share of organisations by answer
AnswerShare of organisations
Freerare15.5%
Subsidisedrare12.5%
Nocommon72.1%

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

Indicates whether staff meals are provided free of charge, at a subsidy, or not at all. 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/free-or-subsidised-staff-meals
Last updated 19 September 2026 · Data licence: CC BY 4.0 for the figures in the CSV download.

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