Money Matters survey 2025: help to drive meaningful change

Take part in the leading financial wellbeing survey for film and TV professionals

From unpredictable income and gender and racial pay gaps to rising worklessness, financial insecurity continues to affect thousands of behind-the-scenes professionals across the UK screen sector.

The Film and TV Charity is calling on all industry professionals to take part in its second Money Matters survey. Widely recognised as the leading study into the financial wellbeing of behind-the-scenes workers, the Charity is looking for an even higher response rate than its last survey in 2023.

Share your experiences and push for lasting change

The Money Matters survey provides critical insight into the sector’s evolving economic landscape, informing both industry and government responses, and driving action toward a more equitable, sustainable future for everyone working behind the camera. Whether you’re a runner, editor, producer, or technician – your experience is vital.

The first Money Matters reports, published in early 2024, laid bare the financial toll of the U.S. strikes, the cost-of-living crisis, and a widespread production slowdown. It also revealed a stark reality: workers in film and TV were significantly less financially resilient than the broader UK workforce.

Focusing on the financial resilience of film, TV, and cinema industry professionals

For the second full-scale iteration of the survey, the Charity is focusing on critical financial issues, such as financial resilience, future confidence, pensions, savings, debt, and the strain of freelance vs. full-time work. At its core, the Charity is asking a pressing question: are these financial struggles just bumps in the road, or signs of deeper, systemic cracks that demand immediate attention?

The Charity is calling on everyone across the screen industry to take part – whatever sector you work in, from animation to marketing, and whether you’re facing financial challenges or doing just fine. With the industry’s landscape shifting fast, securing widespread participation is vital to uncover what’s improved and what’s changed, amid what, for many, continues to be a period of uncertainty.

Tweddle added, ​“We know that many in the industry have faced severe pressures in recent years, but it is only by hearing about peoples lived experiences that can we move from assumptions to evidence. That insight is vital if we are to advocate for a fairer, more sustainable industry.”

The survey is fully anonymous (with IP addesses anonymised upon submission) and takes approximately 10 minutes to complete. The Charity is especially keen to hear from individuals in underrepresented groups across the screen industry – including those based outside London and the South, talent from the Black and Global Majority, professionals working in exhibition, and those in full-time employment.