Protecting Rural Lives and Livelihoods
Rural communities are very close to our hearts. With more than 280 agency offices across the UK, we’re in a unique position to understand our members and their communities.
We aim to make positive impacts on the welfare of those working and living in rural communities in the UK, and being there for our members in times of need.

Learn more about the activity we have in place to look after our members and support our communities
Our progress: Protecting Rural Lives and Rural Communities
Priority | Aims for 2024 | Delivered in 2024 | Aims for 2025 | Longer-term aims |
Supporting the welfare of our members - all customers | Maintain over 40% of customers agree that NFU Mutual helps to support their welfare |
70% of customers agree that NFU Mutual helps to
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Maintain over 50% of customers
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Maintain over 50% of customers
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Supporting the welfare of our members - customers in farming occupations | Maintain over 40% of customers in farming-related occupations agree that NFU Mutual supports their welfare |
69% of customers in farming-related occupations |
Maintain over 50% of customers |
Maintain over 50% of customers |
Rural Crime - investment | Continue to invest in initiatives that help our members combat rural crime |
Over £440,000 of investment in initiatives helping our members combat rural crime |
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Rural Crime - prevention awareness | Maintain 57% of customers in farming-related occupations to agree they are aware of prevention solutions to help them manage the overall cost of rural crime risk |
66% of customers in farming-related occupations |
68% of customers in farming-related |
70% of customers in farming-related |
Rural Crime - prevention solutions | Maintain 36% of customers in farming-related occupations to agree they use rural crime prevention solutions, as provided and highlighted by NFU Mutual, to help manage the overall cost of risk |
40% of customers in farming-related occupations |
43% of customers in farming-related |
45% of customers in farming-related |
Rural Crime - public awareness | Maintain 54% of customers in farming-related occupations to agree NFU Mutual has raised awareness with the wider public of the challenges rural crime poses |
53% of customers in farming-related occupations |
55% of customers in farming-related |
60% of customers in farming-related |
Rural Road Safety - awareness |
In 2024, we will continue to share |
NFU Mutual published the first Code for Countryside |
Of customers who say they are aware of |
Of customers who say they are aware of |
Rural Road Safety - action |
New target |
Of customers who say they are aware of |
Maintain over 50% of customers who say |
Maintain over 50% of customers who say |
Extreme weather | 10% of eligible home claims settlements to include flood resilience measures. A claim is eligible if the claims costs exceeded £10,000 |
17% of eligible home claims settlements included |
Maintain 15% of eligible home claims settlements included flood resilience measures |
Maintain 15% of eligible home claims settlements to include flood resilience measures. A claim is eligible if the claims costs exceeded £10,000 |
Voluntary contributions for Farming Unions |
Maintain £8.4m of funding |
£8.7m of funding |
Maintain funding levels for 2025 | Establish a benchmark and targets for the social value delivered through this funding |
Our total £3.25m of charitable donations in 2024 was made up of:
Priority | Aims for 2024 | Delivered in 2024 | Aims for 2025 | Longer-term aims |
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Agency Giving Fund | Maintain £1.92m of funding | £1.92m donated to local charities through our Agency Giving Fund |
Funding to be increased to £2.33m using funds from the uplifted annual charitable giving pledge
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Establish benchmark and targets for social |
NFU Mutual Charitable Trust |
Maintain £1m of funding |
£1m donated through the |
Funding to be increased to £1.2m using funds from |
Establish benchmark and targets for social |
The Farm Safety Foundation |
Maintain £300,000 of funding |
£300,000 donated to The Farm Safety Foundation |
Funding to be increased to £370,000 in 2025 using funds from the uplifted annual charitable giving pledge
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Establish benchmark and targets for social value delivered through NFU Mutual’s community support |
NFU Mutual Charitable Trust Centenary Award (postgraduate bursaries for agriculture students) |
Maintain £21,000 of funding |
£31,411 of funding that supported |
Maintain £21,000 of funding – supporting around three bursary recipients
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Establish benchmark and targets for social value delivered through NFU Mutual’s community support |
