Benefit numbers
Just under 292,000 people were receiving support through working-age benefits at 30 June 2019 – an increase of 5.2 percent from the previous year. These charts show the numbers of benefits as at 30 June 2019 in the three main categories, broken down by recipients’ ethnicity.
Jobseeker Support
Sole Parent Support
Supported Living Payment
- 292,000 people getting benefits at 30 June 2019
- 168,000 students received loans or allowances
- 2,200 social service providers contracted
- 8,000 face-to-face interactions daily
- 384,000 visits to the Check What You Can Get guide
- 778,000 people receiving NZ Superannuation at 30 June 2019
- 106,000 working New Zealanders got extra help
- 3,900 frontline staff provided direct services to the public
- 20,000 phone calls answered each day
- Over 79% of clients are registered with MyMSD
