Navigating the UK's Robust Welfare System: Insights & Overviews 2025

Get comprehensive insights into UK employee benefits. Explore state, compulsory, and private benefits alongside the institutions and regulations shaping the social security system. Understand key aspects like pensions and welfare, crucial for strategic decisions. Ideal for HR professionals seeking in-depth knowledge of the UK's benefits landscape.


Dublin, May 12, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The "Employee Benefits in the UK 2025" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.

The report provides in-depth industry analysis, information, and insights of the employee benefits in the UK, including an overview of the state and compulsory benefits in the UK, detailed information about the private benefits in the UK, insights on various central institutions responsible for the administration of the different branches of social security and the regulatory framework of the employee benefits in the UK.

The UK has one of the most comprehensive and well-established welfare systems in the world. It is predominantly controlled by the social security system.

Welfare benefits in the United Kingdom are disbursed under various schemes, such as cash benefits, healthcare, education, childcare housing, and personal social services. Cash benefits are classified into three subgroups: national insurance; means-tested; and non-contributory benefits.

Key Highlights

  • HM Revenue & Customs, the Department for Business, Energy, and Industrial Strategy (BEIS), and the National Health Service are responsible for the functioning of the overall social security system.
  • A person's national insurance contribution is determined based on their income.
  • An insured person who is unemployed or unable to work and whose benefits have been exhausted is entitled to a credited contribution.
  • In the UK, employers offer supplementary retirement benefits through occupational, company, or workplace pension schemes under Pillar II.

This report provides a detailed analysis of employee benefits in the UK:

  • It offers a detailed analysis of the key government-sponsored employee benefits, along with private benefits
  • It covers an exhaustive list of employee benefits, including retirement benefits, death in service, long-term disability benefits, medical benefits, workmen's compensation insurance, maternity and paternity benefits, family benefits, unemployment benefits, long term care benefits, minimum resource benefits, leaves and holidays, termination process, and private benefits
  • It highlights the economic and regulatory situations relating to employee benefits in the UK

Reasons to Buy

  • Make strategic decisions using in-depth information related to employee benefits in the country
  • Assess employee benefits of the market, including state and compulsory benefits and private benefits
  • Gain insights into the key employee benefit schemes offered by private employers in the country
  • Gain insights into key organizations governing employee benefits market, and their impact on companies

Key Topics Covered:

1. Executive Summary

2. Introduction

3. Country Statistics

4. Overview of Employee Benefits in the UK

5. Regulations

6. State and Compulsory Benefits

Retirement Benefits

  • Introduction
  • Eligibility
  • Benefits
  • Payment options
  • Contribution

Death in Service

  • Introduction
  • Eligibility
  • Benefits
  • Payment options
  • Contribution

Long-Term Disability Benefits

  • Introduction
  • Eligibility
  • Benefits
  • Payment options
  • Contribution

Short-Term Sickness Benefits

  • Introduction
  • Eligibility
  • Benefits
  • Payment options
  • Contribution

Medical Benefits

  • Introduction
  • Eligibility
  • Benefits
  • Payment options
  • Contribution

Workers' Compensation insurance

  • Introduction
  • Eligibility
  • Benefits
  • Payment options
  • Contribution

Maternity and Paternity Benefits

  • Introduction
  • Eligibility
  • Benefits
  • Payment options
  • Contribution

Other Benefits

  • Family Benefits
  • Long-term benefits
  • Long-Term Care Benefits
  • Minimum Resources Benefits
  • Leaves and Holidays
  • Termination process

7. Private Benefits

  • Retirement Benefits
  • Death Benefits
  • Disability Benefits
  • Medical Benefits
  • Accidental Death and Dismemberment Benefits
  • Other Benefits

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