We know the public sector tension. You're trying to attract great people, hold onto them, and make them feel genuinely valued - all while navigating budgets that never seem to stretch quite far enough.
When every pound has to work harder, it’s worth knowing where you can uncover genuine savings - the kind that put thousands back into your organisation while making a real difference to your people.
Through smart benefits, public sector organisations across the UK have saved thousands.
• Since 2020, Perkbox has helped public sector organisations save £62m
• NHS trusts have saved £51m since 2020
• And in the last three years, £8m in savings for councils alone
Smart savings for organisations, value delivered to employees and budget brought back to be reinvested in the ways that count.
Our most popular benefits are high-impact salary sacrifice schemes, and the savings add up quickly.
For a public sector organisation, the average savings per order is £161. Multiply that across a workforce and it becomes significant, all while supporting employee wellbeing and engagement.
Employees also save through Perks, which have kept £2.4m in the pockets of employees in the last 12 months, with discounts, cashback and vouchers on everyday spending.
That’s money going back to real organisations and their hardworking people.
We’ve spent years working with and understanding the public sector space, and we’re proud to work with 80% of the NHS across the UK. We get how public sector organisations are structured, how procurement works and what it takes to make a benefits programme land with a workforce that’s diverse and stretched.
Perkbox is a platform that's been shaped by the public sector and its needs – not retrofitted for it.
Designed for diverse workforces and built to deliver value from day one, Perkbox brings together wellbeing, benefits and engagement all in one place, with the reporting to back it up. No more juggling providers, and no more guesswork. Just a clear picture of what you're spending, what's working and what your people really value.
Before Perkbox, Dorset Healthcare used Vivup for benefits alongside a separate Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) provider.
With rising cost of living pressures and a continued focus on stress and burnout, the team needed a more visible, accessible way to support their people.
They decided to move both benefits and EAP to Perkbox at the same time, bringing everything into one place.
With Perkbox, employees now have access to Perks for everyday savings, wellbeing support with resources and content, an EAP, and benefits including Home and Electronics and Car Scheme.
The result:
• 33% increase in Home & Electronic orders
• £16k employee savings within one month of launch
• 44% activation in the first month
When budgets are tight, the temptation is to pull back on the things that feel like nice-to-haves. Benefits and reward are essential parts of employee experience and stop good people from walking out the door.
When your people feel genuinely supported, through meaningful wellbeing resources, recognition that lands, and benefits that make a real difference to their daily lives, the results go beyond the balance sheet. Organisations that invest in caring for, connecting with and celebrating their people see stronger recruitment, better retention, higher resilience and a more engaged workforce.
Perkbox helps public sector organisations stay competitive on benefits, while delivering savings back into your budgets.
If you want to see exactly how much further your benefits budget could go, let's talk.
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