The benefits on offer at Yorkshire Housing

Benefits offered by Yorkshire Housing:

Pension

• A master trust defined contribution scheme for all employees. Contributions start at 4% for both employee and employer, with no upper limit for employees. The employer will match up to 9%.

Healthcare and wellbeing

• Private medical insurance (PMI) scheme for the executive team, employer paid.
• Health cash plan for all employees, employer paid. Children can be added at no charge.
• Employee assistance programme.
• Mental health first aiders.
• Financial wellbeing support including loans, and salary advance.
• Access to physiotherapy. 
• SkinVision cancer detection app.
• Display Screen Equipment (DSE) equipment catalogue. 

Work-life balance or family-friendly policies

• Maternity leave: 26 weeks’ full pay after one year’s service.
• Paternity leave: six weeks’ full pay after one year’s service.
• Adoption leave: 26 weeks’ full pay after one year’s service.
• Shared parental leave: matches maternity leave on relevant week.
• Neonatal leave: up to 12 weeks’ full pay after one year’s service.
• Flexible working.
• Carers leave: one week full pay per year.
• Family-related loss: two weeks’ full pay.
• Support for IVF treatment: one week full pay per year.
• Pet and animal support leave: one day full pay per year.
• Time off for dependants: three days full pay per year.
• Volunteering days: two days full pay per year.
• All employees qualify depending on length of service. 

Holidays

• Employees: 26 to 31 days per year.
• Head of service: 28 to 33 days per year.
• Director or executives: 30 to 35 days per year.
• One additional day for each year’s service.
• Buy, sell or carry leave up to one working week per year. 

Other benefits

• Voluntary benefits scheme that gives shopping and leisure discounts.
• Discounted gym membership.
• Bikes-for-work scheme.
• Charitable giving. 

Employee recognition schemes

• Peer-to-peer recognition scheme.
• Length-of-service awards. One year: £10 Perkbox points, five years: £25 Perkbox points. And then a voucher of choice after every five years, increasing from £75 for 10 years, to £350 for 40 years.
• Shout Out and Shine Local awards: can be peer-to-peer or manager nominations. These celebrate someone who goes above and beyond or clearly live the organisation’s values. All heads, or directors where applicable, hold a pot of Perkbox points and can give them out to colleagues.
• Best of Yorkshire awards: can be peer-to-peer or manager nominated. Six categories for 2026, each awarded £125 (team category is £250) quarterly: customer impact; internal customer obsession; pre-emptive pro; rising star or unsung hero; sustainability; and collaboration excellence.