List of Tables

Table 2.1 Weekly payment rates for main benefits (payable from 1 April 2008)

Table 2.2 Weekly payment rates for selected supplementary benefits (payable from 1 April 2008)

Table 2.3 Weekly payment rates for New Zealand Superannuation and Veteran's Pensions (payable from 1 April 2008)

Table 2.4 Trends in the number of people receiving financial assistance from Work and Income, and in the number of registered job seekers

Table 2.5 Trends in the ages of recipients of a main benefit

Table 2.6 Trends in the types of main benefit received by working age clients

Table 2.7 Trends in the length of current spells receiving a main benefit, for working age clients

Table 2.8 Trends in the ethnicity of working age recipients of a main benefit

Table 2.9 Trends in the length of periods since clients granted a main benefit last received any main benefit

Table 2.10 Trends in the types of main benefit granted to working age clients

Table 2.11 Trends in reasons for clients cancelling main benefits

Table 2.12 Trends in the types of main benefit cancelled by working age clients

Table 2.13 Trends in expenditure on pensions and main benefits

Table 2.14 Trends in the proportion of Gross Domestic Product accounted for by expenditure on pensions and main benefits

Table 2.15 Trends in the distribution across age groups of expenditure on main benefits

Table 2.16 Trends in the distribution across gender groups of expenditure on main benefits

Table 2.17 Trends in the distribution across ethnic groups of expenditure on main benefits

Table 2.18 Trends in the ages of children dependent on recipients of a main benefit

Table 2.19 Trends in the ages of children dependent on registered job seekers

Table 2.20 Trends in the levels of other income declared by recipients of a main benefit

Table 2.21 Trends in the types of main benefit received by working age clients declaring other income


Table 3.1 Trends in the ages of recipients of an unemployment-related benefit

Table 3.2 Trends in the types of unemployment-related benefit received by working age clients

Table 3.3 Trends in the length of current spells receiving an unemployment-related benefit, for working age clients

Table 3.4 Trends in the length of periods since clients granted an unemployment-related benefit last received any main benefit

Table 3.5 Trends in the types of unemployment-related benefit granted to working age clients

Table 3.6 Trends in reasons for clients cancelling unemployment-related benefits

Table 3.7 Trends in the types of unemployment-related benefit cancelled by working age clients

Table 3.8 Trends in annual expenditure on unemployment-related benefits and Emergency Benefits

Table 3.9 Trends in the types of carer's benefit received

Table 3.10 Trends in the age of the youngest child dependent on working age recipients of Domestic Purposes Benefits - Sole Parent or Emergency Maintenance Allowances

Table 3.11 Trends in the length of periods since clients granted carer's benefits last received any main benefit

Table 3.12 Trends in the age of the youngest child dependent on working age clients who were granted a Domestic Purposes Benefit - Sole Parent or an Emergency Maintenance Allowance

Table 3.13 Trends in reasons for clients cancelling carer's benefits

Table 3.14 Trends in annual expenditure on carer's benefits

Table 3.15 Trends in the ages of clients receiving a sickness-related benefit

Table 3.16 Trends in the types of sickness-related benefit received by working age clients

Table 3.17 Trends in the incapacities of working age clients receiving a sickness-related benefit

Table 3.18 Trends in the length of current spells receiving a sickness-related benefit, for working age clients

Table 3.19 Trends in the length of periods since clients granted a sickness-related benefit last received any main benefit

Table 3.20 Trends in the incapacities of working age clients granted a sickness-related benefit

Table 3.21 Trends in reasons for clients cancelling sickness-related benefits

Table 3.22 Trends in annual expenditure on sickness-related benefits

Table 3.23 Trends in the ages of clients receiving an Invalid's Benefit

Table 3.24 Trends in the incapacities of working age clients receiving an Invalid's Benefit

Table 3.25 Trends in the length of periods since clients granted an Invalid's Benefit last received any main benefit

Table 3.26 Trends in the incapacities of working age clients granted an Invalid's Benefit

Table 3.27 Trends in reasons for clients cancelling Invalid's Benefits

Table 3.28 Trends in annual expenditure on Invalid's Benefits

Table 3.29 Trends in the length of current spells receiving a Widow's Benefit

Table 3.30 Trends in the length of periods since clients granted a Widow's Benefit last received any main benefit

Table 3.31 Trends in reasons for clients cancelling Widow's Benefits

Table 3.32 Trends in annual expenditure on Widow's Benefits

Table 3.33 Trends in the ages of registered job seekers

Table 3.34 Trends in the types of pension or main benefit received by working age job seekers

Table 3.35 Trends in the level of the highest formal educational qualifications held by working age job seekers

Table 3.36 Trends in the length of current spells registered as a job seeker, for working age clients

Table 3.37 Trends in the ethnicity of working age job seekers

Table 3.38 Trends in the length of periods since newly registered job seekers were last enrolled as a job seeker

Table 3.39 Trends in the reasons for de-registrations of job seekers

Table 3.40 Income and asset limits for Transition to Work Grants (applicable from 1 April 2008)

Table 3.41 Maximum rates of Seasonal Work Assistance payable (applicable from 1 April 2008)

Table 3.42 Trends in the types of expenditure met by Transition to Work Grants, Work Start Grants and Pathways Payments provided

Table 3.43 Trends in the number of New Employment Transition Grants provided

Table 3.44 Trends in the number of Seasonal Work Assistance payments provided

Table 3.45 Trends in the value of Transition to Work Grants, Work Start Grants and Pathways Payments provided, by expenditure type

Table 3.46 Trends in expenditure on New Employment Transition Grants

Table 3.47 Trends in expenditure on Seasonal Work Assistance payments

Table 3.48 Income and asset limits for Course Participation Assistance (applicable from 1 April 2008)

Table 3.49 Maximum payments of Course Participation Assistance (available from 1 April 2008)

Table 3.50 Trends in the ages of clients receiving New Zealand Superannuation

Table 3.51 Trends in the length of periods since clients granted New Zealand Superannuation last received any pension or main benefit

Table 3.52 Trends in annual expenditure on New Zealand Superannuation

Table 3.53 Trends in the ages of clients receiving a Veteran's Pension

Table 3.54 Trends in the length of periods since clients granted a Veteran's Pension last received any pension or main benefit

Table 3.55 Trends in annual expenditure on Veteran's Pensions

Table 3.56 Trends in the ages of clients receiving an Emergency Benefit

Table 3.57 Trends in the length of current spells receiving an Emergency Benefit, for working age clients

Table 3.58 Trends in the length of periods since clients granted an Emergency Benefit last received any main benefit

Table 3.59 Trends in reasons for clients cancelling Emergency Benefits


Table 4.1 Trends in the types of pension or main benefit paid to clients receiving an Accommodation Supplement

Table 4.2 Trends in the ownership status of clients receiving an Accommodation Supplement

Table 4.3 Trends in the types of pension or main benefit paid to clients granted an Accommodation Supplement

Table 4.4 Trends in annual expenditure on Accommodation Supplements

Table 4.5 Trends in the number of clients receiving an Unsupported Child's Benefit or an Orphan's Benefit

Table 4.6 Trends in the types of pension or main benefit paid to clients receiving an Orphan's Benefit or an Unsupported Child's Benefit

Table 4.7 Trends in the ages of children covered by an Unsupported Child's Benefit or an Orphan's Benefit

Table 4.8 Trends in the age of the youngest dependent child cared for by clients granted an Unsupported Child's Benefit or an Orphan's Benefit

Table 4.9 Trends in combined annual expenditure on Unsupported Child's Benefits and Orphan's Benefits

Table 4.10 Trends in the type of pension or main benefit paid to caregivers of children covered by a Childcare Subsidy

Table 4.11 Trends in the types of pension or main benefit paid to caregivers of children covered by Childcare Subsidies granted

Table 4.12 Trends in reasons for granting Childcare Subsidies

Table 4.13 Trends in the types of pension or main benefit paid to caregivers of children covered by an OSCAR Subsidy

Table 4.14 Trends in the types of pension or main benefit paid to caregivers of children covered by OSCAR Subsidies granted

Table 4.15 Trends in reasons for granting OSCAR Subsidies

Table 4.16 Trends in combined annual expenditure on Childcare Subsidies and OSCAR Subsidies

Table 4.17 Trends in the types of pension or main benefit paid to clients covered by a Disability Allowance or paid to their caregivers

Table 4.18 Trends in the types of pension or main benefit paid to clients covered by Disability Allowances granted or paid to their caregivers

Table 4.19 Trends in annual expenditure on Disability Allowances

Table 4.20 Trends in the ages of children covered by a Child Disability Allowance

Table 4.21 Trends in the types of pension or main benefit paid to caregivers of children covered by a Child Disability Allowance

Table 4.22 Trends in the types of pension or main benefit paid to caregivers of children covered by Child Disability Allowances granted

Table 4.23 Trends in annual expenditure on Child Disability Allowances

Table 4.24 Trends in the number of clients granted one or more Training Incentive Allowances during years ended December, by types of main benefit received

Table 4.25 Trends in annual expenditure on Training Incentive Allowances

Table 4.26 Trends in the types of pension or main benefit paid to Work and Income clients with a Residential Care Subsidy or a Residential Support Subsidy

Table 4.27 Trends in the ages of Work and Income clients with a Residential Care Subsidy or a Residential Support Subsidy

Table 4.28 Trends in the types of pension or main benefit paid to Work and Income clients found to be financially eligible for a Residential Care Subsidy or taking up a Residential Support Subsidy

Table 4.29 Trends in the number of clients receiving Temporary Additional Support or a Special Benefit

Table 4.30 Trends in the number of clients granted Temporary Additional Support or a Special Benefit

Table 4.31 Trends in combined annual expenditure on Temporary Additional Support and Special Benefits

Table 4.32 Trends in the types of pension or main benefit paid to clients receiving a Special Benefit

Table 4.33 Trends in the types of pension or main benefit paid to clients granted a Special Benefit

Table 4.34 Trends in the types of pension or main benefit paid to clients receiving Temporary Additional Support

Table 4.35 Trends in the types of pension or main benefit paid to clients granted Temporary Additional Support

Table 4.36 Trends in annual expenditure on Temporary Additional Support

Table 4.37 Income limits, cash asset limits and maximum payments for the Recoverable Assistance Programme (applicable from 1 April 2008)

Table 4.38 Maximum payments from the Recoverable Assistance Programme for specific purposes (applicable from 1 April 2008)

Table 4.39 Trends in the types of lump sum hardship assistance payments made

Table 4.40 Trends in the types of pension or main benefit paid to clients receiving Special Needs Grants or benefit advances

Table 4.41 Trends in the value of Special Needs Grants and benefit advances paid, by the type of pension or main benefit clients were receiving

Table 4.42 Trends in the purpose of Special Needs Grants and benefit advances

Table 4.43 Trends in the total and average value of assistance provided under the Recoverable Assistance Programme

Table 4.44 Trends in annual expenditure on Special Needs Grants

Table 4.45 Trends in annual expenditure on benefit advances and Recoverable Assistance Programme payments

Table 4.46 Asset and income limits for Student Allowance Transfer Grants (applicable from 1 April 2008)

Table 4.47 Trends in the types of main benefit applied for by clients granted a Student Allowance Transfer Grant

Table 4.48 Trends in annual expenditure on Student Allowance Transfer Grants


Table 5.1 Trends in the age of Child, Youth and Family Services clients

Table 5.2 Trends in the ages of children and young people identified in care and protection notifications received

Table 5.3 Trends in the findings of investigations of care and protection notifications requiring further action

Table 5.4 Trends in the ages of children and young people involved in new care and protection Family Group Conferences

Table 5.5 Trends in the placements of children and young people in care

Table 5.6 Trends in the ages of children and young people in care

Table 5.7 Trends in the number of Youth Justice Family Group Conferences held


Table 6.1 Maximum payment rates for Student Allowances (effective from 1 April 2007)

Table 6.2 Trends in the type of Student Allowances received

Table 6.3 Trends in annual expenditure on Student Allowances

Table 6.4 Maximum amount available for Student Loans, by component (applicable over the 2007 academic year)

Table 6.5 Trends in the annual amount per student drawn against Student Loans

Table 6.6 Trends in the type of Student Allowances received by students making drawings against Student Loans

Table 6.7 Trends in the type of institutions attended by students making drawings against Student Loans

Table 6.8 Trends in the number of drawings made against Student Loan components


Table 7.1 Trends in the categories of clients holding Community Services Cards

Table 7.2 Trends in the number of manual issues and renewals of Community Services Cards

Table 7.3 Trends in annual expenditure on Community Services Cards

Table 7.4 Categories of current SuperGold Card holders

Table 7.5 Number of SuperGold Cards issued

Table 7.6 Trends in Benefit Control statistics

Table 7.7 Trends in data matching statistics

Table 7.8 Trends in overpayments, recoverable assistance loans, repayments and adjustments, and balances outstanding

Table 7.9 Trends in the number of clients with a balance owed, by category

Table 7.10 Trends in the number of Work and Income clients receiving an overseas pension, by country the pension is received from


Table 8.1 Historical summary of the number of people receiving pensions and main benefits 1940-2008

Table 8.2 Historical summary of expenditure on pensions and main benefits 1940-2008 ($000)


Key differences between the officially unemployed, registered job seekers and recipients of Unemployment Benefits


Table A3.1 Trends in numbers of clients aged 18 years or over and receiving Work and Income assistance (used in figure 2.1

Table A3.2 Trends in the ages of children aged under 18 years and dependent on clients receiving a main benefit (used in figure 2.2)

Table A3.3 Trends in the ages of children aged under 18 years and dependent on registered job seekers (used in figure 2.3)

Table A3.4 Trends in the ages of working age clients receiving an unemployment-related benefit (used in figure 3.1)

Table A3.5 Trends in the number of clients aged 16–17 years and receiving an Independent Youth Benefit (used in figure 3.2)

Table A3.6 Trends in the ages of working age clients receiving a Domestic Purposes Benefit - Sole Parent or an Emergency Maintenance Allowance (used in figure 3.4)

Table A3.7 Trends in the ages of working age clients receiving a sickness-related benefit (used in figure 3.6)

Table A3.8 Trends in the ages of working age clients receiving an Invalid's Benefit (used in figure 3.8)

Table A3.9 Trends in the ages of working age clients receiving a Widow's Benefit (used in figure 3.10)

Table A3.10 Trends in the ages of working age registered job seekers (used in figure 3.12)

Table A3.11 Trends in the ages of clients aged 65 years or over and receiving New Zealand Superannuation (used in figure 3.13)

Table A3.12 Trends in the ages of clients aged 65 years or over and receiving a Veteran's Pension (used in figure 3.15)

Table A3.13 Trends in the ages of working age clients receiving an Emergency Benefit (used in figure 3.17)

Table A3.14 Trends in the ages of clients aged 18 years or over and receiving an Accommodation Supplement (used in figure 4.1)

Table A3.15 Trends in the ages of children aged under 18 years and covered by an Unsupported Child's Benefit or an Orphan's Benefit (used in figure 4.3)

Table A3.16 Trends in the number of children aged under five years and covered by a Childcare Subsidy (used in figure 4.5)

Table A3.17 Trends in the ages of children aged 5-13 years and covered by an OSCAR Subsidy (used in figure 4.6)

Table A3.18 Trends in the ages of people covered by a Disability Allowance (used in figure 4.8)

Table A3.19 Trends in the ages of children aged under 18 years and covered by a Child Disability Allowance (used in figure 4.10)

Table A3.20 Trends in the ages of clients aged 65 years or over with a Residential Care Subsidy being paid towards the cost of their care (used in figure 4.13)

Table A3.21 Trends in the ages of clients aged 18 years or over and receiving a Special Benefit or Temporary Additional Support (used in figure 4.15)