Reference Case Number: FOI2026/01109
Freedom of Information: Right to know request:
This is an information request relating to private health insurance for staff. Please provide me with the following information for the 2025-26 financial year:
1. The total amount spent by your organisation on funding or subsidising private healthcare/medical insurance for your staff during the 2025-26 financial year.
2. A summary or copy of the private healthcare policy/policies currently available to your staff. Please include details regarding the level of cover provided and the eligibility criteria for staff to access this benefit (e.g., whether it is available to all staff, or restricted to certain pay grades or roles).
3. The total number of staff members who were enrolled in or successfully claimed from this private healthcare scheme during the 2025-26 financial year.
FCA response:
We can confirm that we hold the requested information, which is set out below.
Please note that our flexible benefits year runs from 1 June to 31 May. Accordingly, the period covered by the answers below is 1 June 2025 to 31 May 2026.
Before answering your questions, it may be helpful to explain that the FCA is independent of government and does not receive any funding either from the government or from public funds. We are funded entirely by the fees and levies from the firms we regulate and do not receive any funding from other sources. Further information on how we are funded can be found here.