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NHS: Credit Unions

Asked by Gareth ThomasLabour (Co-op)Department of Health and Social CareTabled Answered 2 February 2026UIN 108577

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he will estimate how many NHS employers offer their employees the opportunity to join a credit union by offering a payroll deduction service.

Answered by Karin Smyth

The Department does not hold this information. Local employers across the National Health Service are best placed to understand their staff’s needs and circumstances. NHS staff have access to a range of support for financial wellbeing, including credit union membership.

NHS Employers have published information to support NHS trusts on salary sacrifice arrangements and tax-free childcare, with further information available at the following link:

https://www.nhsemployers.org/articles/salary-sacrifice-schemes

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