Provider comparison
Health Assured vs Spill
Side-by-side comparison from the PerkIQ directory. Cover, pricing, regulator status, and fit at a glance.
Category
Health & Insurance
Wellbeing
Best for
10-50,000+ employees
50-2,000 employees
Pricing model
£1-£5 per employee / month
Per employee / month
UK presence
Since 2000
Since 2018
Regulator
Not applicable
Not applicable
Strapline
Health Assured is the UK's largest Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) provider, offering 24/7 counselling, legal support, and wellbeing services to over 13 million employees across the country.
Spill is mental health support inside Slack. Employees access a therapist within 24 hours, manager support, and proactive wellbeing prompts, without leaving where they work.
What's included
- 24/7 telephone counselling. Round-the-clock confidential support line staffed by qualified counsellors.
- Structured short-term therapy. Up to 8 face-to-face or video sessions per issue, no GP referral needed.
- Legal & financial advice. Free expert guidance on everything from debt management to consumer rights and family law.
- Manager support. Dedicated manager helpline plus mental health awareness training and crisis intervention.
- Slack-native chat. Employees book and access mental health support without leaving Slack, the tool they already use every day.
- 24-hour therapist booking. On-demand video sessions with qualified UK-registered therapists, typically within 24 hours of request.
- Manager support. Dedicated advice line and training for managers handling team members struggling with mental health.
- Proactive wellbeing prompts. Slack-based check-ins and content nudges woven into the workday rather than parked in a separate portal.
At a glance
- UK's largest EAP
- 13m+ UK employees covered
- 24/7 counselling line
- Legal & financial advice included
- Peninsula Group subsidiary
- Direct & broker channels
- Slack-native experience
- Founded 2018, London
- Therapists within 24 hours
- Used by Monzo, Cazoo, Bulb
- Manager support included
- High-growth tech focus
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