Automotive industry charity Ben published its latest Year in Numbers, highlighting the growing demand for health, wellbeing and financial support across the automotive industry between April 2025 and March 2026.
Over the year, Ben responded to 14,377 enquiries for support, highlighting the growing pressures faced by people working in the automotive industry. The charity directly supported 3,421 individuals through tailored services, designed to help them navigate challenges related to their physical and mental health.
This included supporting people experiencing high levels of stress, bereavement, financial hardship and the demands of balancing work and personal life. Through Ben’s support, thousands of individuals across the automotive sector received the help they needed to regain stability and get back on track.
While these figures demonstrate the significant impact Ben is already making, they also highlight the substantial unmet need that still exists across the industry. Ben believes many more people could benefit from its support, however, given the size and scale of the automotive sector, raising awareness of the charity and its services remains a significant challenge.
As a result, Ben has set an ambition to treble its charitable reach by 2030, ensuring far more automotive people know where to turn for health and wellbeing support, for life.
Ben also maintained a consistently high satisfaction rate across all services, with an average of 95%.
Support and specialist services delivery
During the year, Ben supported 3,421 individuals, delivering 7,048 direct support interventions, including:
- 1,632 individuals received general information, advice and guidance for a range of issues
- 1,605 individuals were supported with benefits advice and financial guidance
- 573 financial grants were awarded to individuals in hardship
- 468 individuals were supported through Ben Therapy
- 263 individuals received Life Coaching
- 528 activations of SilverCloud, Ben’s digital mental health support platform.
