Reduce relocation costs.
Bring relocation spend down without reducing program value, and make the cost of a move easier to forecast.
Exceptions add up all year, making relocation costs unpredictable.
Most programs only see what a move actually costs once it is over. A move stalls, a housing search fails, an employee needs more than the policy covers. Each one arrives as a request for more money, going over the set budget.
Exceptions arrive without warning
When a move goes wrong, it comes back as an exception request, and each one is an unbudgeted spend nobody planned for.
Invoices do not map to policy
Bundled service invoices make it difficult to see what a move in one policy tier actually costs compared to another.
Tax multiplies the bill
Relocation benefits that count as taxable income get grossed up, so the program pays tax on top of the cost itself.
Relocity brings program costs down, so you stay within budget.
Start with what is costing you the most in your program. Fewer exceptions and predictable costs mean you stay within budget.
Products for this solution.
Which products you need depends on where the cost is coming from in your program.
The app an employee uses to manage their own move. Structure for lump sum populations, which is most where exceptions come from.
A dedicated remote relocation expert, available on the hourly model so you pay for the hours used.
A Personal Host in the destination city, available on the hourly model so you pay for the hours used.
Connects the providers already in your program. Savings compound at large program volume.
The results this solution delivers.
67% lower cost per move
An EV manufacturer moved mid-tier employees off managed relocation and onto Guide-supported lump sums, cutting cost per move by 67% while employee satisfaction went up.
About $50,000 less grossed up across 250 moves
As an example: at a 40% gross-up rate, separating a $500 license leaves roughly $200 less to gross up per employee. Apply your own rate and volume to see what it would look like for your program.
FAQ
How do companies reduce relocation costs without cutting support?
Find where the money leaks rather than cutting the benefit. The usual leaks: temporary housing that runs long, exceptions that each need admin time and often an extra payment, and day-rate vendors billing for time nobody can account for. Fix the leaks and total spend drops while the experience improves. That's the Relocity approach to cost work.
Is it cheaper to move employees on a lump sum than a managed move?
For the right moves, dramatically, because most of a managed move's cost is the coordination team, not the move itself. Shift the coordination to an app and the per-move cost falls to a fraction while the employee keeps a guided experience. It only works where the move genuinely suits self-serve, which is why it's a per-population decision. Relocity Guide is what keeps that move guided rather than leaving the employee to work it out alone.
What is relocation gross-up, and why does it cost so much?
Most relocation benefits are taxable income to the employee, so companies "gross up" the payment to cover the taxes, which adds meaningfully to every move. How the fees are structured matters: a KPMG analysis found that a software license priced separately from human services would be excludable, depending on employer policy and tax treatment. Relocity prices its license that way. Companies should confirm treatment with their own tax advisors.
Why pay hourly for relocation services instead of a flat fee?
Because flat fees pay for hours nobody used. A day-rate vendor charges for the block regardless of what the employee needed, with no record of what was delivered. Hourly billing with unused hours refunded and every task tracked means cost matches the actual move. Relocity bills on that model.
See what your mobility program looks like with Relocity.
Book a demo and see how Relocity works with the program, the partners, and the employees you already have.
