Key Facts at 30 June 2004

Auckland Metropolitan Region

Please note thatthis Fact Sheet defines the working aged population as aged 18-64 years, to reflect the minimum age of entitlement to most benefits. All information in this fact sheet refers to working aged recipients of the benefits concerned. Please note also that trends in numbers receiving income tested benefits are more reliably shown by

comparisons between the same quarter 12 months apart than by comparisons between consecutive quarters.

All income tested benefits[1]

Characteristics of working aged recipients of income tested benefits (aged 18-64 years), at30 June 1999 and at 30 June 2004

Percentage of recipients who were: / Jun 1999 / Jun 2004
Male / 44.4 / 37.6
Female / 55.6 / 62.4
Maori / 21.6 / 25.9
Pacific people / 18.2 / 18.5
18-24 years / 19.7 / 15.4
25-39 years / 41.9 / 38.0
40-54 years / 24.2 / 28.3
55-64 years / 14.2 / 18.2
Declaring earnings[2] / 12.8 / 12.4
Caring for a dependent child aged under 6 years / 23.0 / 23.1
Number of working aged recipients of income tested benefit (aged 18-64 years) / 101,241 / 89,922

Source: IAP, numbers ofworking aged recipients of income tested benefits at 30June.

Note:Numbers receiving an income tested benefit exclude the partners, spouses and dependents of recipients of

an income tested benefit.

Duration receiving an income tested benefit as a proportion of all working aged recipients of income tested benefits (aged 18-64 years)

Proportion of working aged income tested benefit recipients
Proportion continuously receiving current benefit
Less than one year / 32.3
Between one and four years / 41.0
Between four and ten years / 16.4
10 years or more / 10.3
Proportion continuously receiving any benefit
Less than one year / 24.2
Between one and four years / 31.9
Between four and ten years / 25.9
10 years or more / 18.0

Source: IAP, proportion of working aged recipients of income tested benefits at 30June 2004.
Unemployment Benefit[3]

Characteristics of working aged Unemployment Benefit recipients (aged 18-64 years), at 30June 1999and at 30June 2004

Percentage of recipients who were: / Jun 1999 / Jun 2004
Male / 68.5 / 62.5
Female / 31.5 / 37.5
Maori / 21.6 / 25.3
Pacific people / 20.7 / 18.2
18-24 years / 28.9 / 23.7
25-39 years / 38.8 / 31.7
40-54 years / 21.4 / 21.6
55-64 years / 10.9 / 23.0
Declaring earnings[4] / 11.0 / 10.9
Caring for a dependent child aged under 6 years / 10.5 / 8.1
Number of working aged Unemployment Benefit recipients (aged 18-64 years) / 38,825 / 19,055

Source: IAP, numbers of working aged Unemployment Benefit recipients at 30June.

Note:Numbers receiving an Unemployment Benefit exclude the partners, spouses and dependents of Unemployment Benefit recipients.

Duration receiving an Unemployment Benefit as a proportion of working aged Unemployment Benefit recipients (aged 18-64 years)

Proportion of working
aged Unemployment Benefit recipients
Proportion continuously receiving current benefit
Less than one year / 50.4
Between one and four years / 38.3
Between four and ten years / 10.7
10 years or more / 0.6
Proportion continuously receiving any benefit
Less than one year / 43.0
Between one and four years / 34.5
Between four and ten years / 17.1
10 years or more / 5.2

Source: IAP, proportion of working aged Unemployment Benefit recipients at 30June 2004.

Domestic Purposes Benefit[5]

Characteristics of working aged Domestic Purposes Benefit recipients (aged 18-64 years), at 30June 1999 and at 30June 2004

Percentage of recipients who were: / Jun 1999 / Jun 2004
Male / 8.1 / 8.8
Female / 91.9 / 91.2
Maori / 28.7 / 33.6
Pacific people / 19.5 / 22.4
18-19 years / 2.7 / 2.5
20-24 years / 15.5 / 14.3
25-39 years / 58.9 / 55.3
40-54 years / 19.9 / 24.3
55-64 years / 3.0 / 3.5
Declaring earnings[6] / 17.2 / 16.5
Caring for a dependent child aged 6 years or under* / 66.0 / 63.4
Caring for a dependent child aged 7 -13 years* / 27.6 / 29.3
Caring for a dependent child aged 14 years or over* / 6.4 / 7.4
Caring for two or more dependent children / 52.2 / 54.2
Number of working aged Domestic Purposes Benefit recipients (aged 18-64 years) / 31,298 / 33,791

Source: IAP, numbers of working aged Domestic Purposes Benefit recipients at 30June.

Note:*proportionsshown are for clients receiving a Domestic Purposes Benefit – Sole Parents only.

Duration receiving a Domestic Purposes Benefit as a proportion of working aged Domestic Purposes Benefit recipients (aged 18-64 years)

Proportion of working aged Domestic Purposes Benefit recipients
Proportion continuously receiving current benefit
Less than one year / 23.7
Between one and four years / 44.9
Between four and ten years / 20.6
10 years or more / 10.8
Proportion continuously receiving any benefit
Less than one year / 18.8
Between one and four years / 35.3
Between four and ten years / 30.5
10 years or more / 15.4

Source: IAP, proportion of working aged Domestic Purposes Benefit recipients at 30June 2004.

Sickness Benefit[7]

Characteristics of working aged Sickness Benefit recipients (aged 18-64 years), at 30June 1999 and at 30June 2004

Percentage of recipients who were: / Jun 1999 / Jun 2004
Male / 56.6 / 56.0
Female / 43.4 / 44.0
Maori / 16.3 / 18.8
Pacific people / 16.1 / 15.9
18-24 years / 11.4 / 10.7
25-39 years / 33.9 / 29.6
40-54 years / 37.3 / 37.9
55-64 years / 17.4 / 21.8
Declaring earnings[8] / 8.6 / 8.2
Caring for a dependent child aged under 6 years / 7.8 / 7.4
Number of working aged Sickness Benefit recipients (aged 18-64 years) / 9,961 / 14,965

Source: IAP, numbers of working aged Sickness Benefit recipients at 30June.

Note:Numbers receiving a Sickness Benefit exclude the partners, spouses and dependents of Sickness Benefit recipients.

Main incapacity group for working aged Sickness Benefit recipients (aged 18-64 years), at 30June 2004

Incapacity group / Proportion of working aged Sickness Benefit recipients
Psychological or psychiatric conditions / 33.1
Musculo-skeletal system disorders / 16.7
Accidents / 10.7
Cardio-vascular disorders / 7.7
Pregnancy-related conditions / 3.3
Other disorders and conditions / 28.5
Total / 100.0

Source: IAP, proportion of working aged Sickness Benefit recipients at 30June 2004.

Duration receiving a Sickness Benefit as a proportion of working aged Sickness Benefit recipients (aged 18-64 years)

Proportion of working aged Sickness Benefit recipients
Proportion continuously receiving current benefit
Less than one year / 48.3
Between one and four years / 40.7
Between four and ten years / 9.0
10 years or more / 2.0
Proportion continuously receiving any benefit
Less than one year / 32.7
Between one and four years / 34.6
Between four and ten years / 23.2
10 years or more / 9.5

Source: IAP, proportion of working aged Sickness Benefit recipients at 30June 2004.

Invalids Benefit

Characteristics of working aged Invalids Benefit recipients (aged 18-64 years), at 30June 1999and at 30June 2004

Percentage of recipients who were: / Jun 1999 / Jun 2004
Male / 55.6 / 53.9
Female / 44.4 / 46.1
Maori / 15.4 / 20.2
Pacific people / 8.8 / 11.7
18-24 years / 7.8 / 7.9
25-39 years / 29.7 / 23.8
40-54 years / 36.0 / 36.5
55-64 years / 26.5 / 31.8
Declaring earnings[9] / 10.4 / 10.0
Caring for a dependent child aged under 6 years / 3.4 / 3.1
Number of working aged Invalids Benefit recipients (aged 18-64 years) / 12,041 / 16,820

Source: IAP, numbers of working aged Invalids Benefit recipients at30June.

Note:Numbersreceiving an Invalids Benefit exclude the partners, spouses and dependents of Invalids Benefit recipients.

Main incapacity groups for working aged Invalids Benefit recipients (aged 18-64 years), 30June 2004

Incapacity group / Proportion of working aged Invalids Benefit recipients
Psychological or psychiatric conditions / 27.9
Intellectual disability / 14.5
Musculo-skeletal system disorders / 12.7
Nervous system disorders / 8.3
Cardio-vascular disorders / 7.8
Accidents / 4.8
Cancer and congenital conditions / 7.0
Other disorders and conditions / 17.1
Total / 100.0

Source: IAP, proportion of working agedInvalids Benefit recipients at 30June 2004.

Duration receiving an Invalids Benefit as a proportion of working aged Invalids Benefit recipients (aged 18-64 years)

Proportion of working
aged Invalids Benefit recipients
Proportion continuously receiving current benefit
Less than one year / 12.1
Between one and four years / 37.4
Between four and ten years / 22.1
10 years or more / 28.3
Proportion continuously receiving any benefit
Less than one year / 5.4
Between one and four years / 17.9
Between four and ten years / 29.1
10 years or more / 47.4

Source: IAP, proportion of working aged Invalids Benefit recipients at30June 2004.

[1] In this Fact Sheet, “income tested benefit” includes Unemployment Benefits, Unemployment Benefits –

Hardship, Independent Youth Benefits, Job Search Allowances, Domestic Purposes Benefits – Sole

Parents, Domestic Purposes Benefits – Caring for the Sick and Infirm, Domestic Purposes Benefits –

Women Alone, Sickness Benefits, Sickness Benefits – Hardship, Emergency Maintenance Allowances,

Invalids Benefits, Transitional Retirement Benefits, Widows Benefits and Emergency Benefits.

[2] Revised in July 2005 to correct inadvertent inclusion of some non-current records in the generation of

these percentages during production.

[3] Includes Unemployment Benefits and Unemployment Benefits – Hardship.

[4] Revised in July 2005 to correct inadvertent inclusion of some non-current records in the generation of

these percentages during production.

[5] Includes Domestic Purposes Benefits – Sole Parents, Domestic Purposes Benefits– Women Alone,

Domestic Purposes Benefits – Caring for the Sick and Infirm, and Emergency Maintenance

Allowances.

[6] Revised in July 2005 to correct inadvertent inclusion of some non-current records in the generation of

these percentages during production.

[7] Includes Sickness Benefits and Sickness Benefits – Hardship.

[8] Revised in July 2005 to correct inadvertent inclusion of some non-current records in the generation of

these percentages during production.

[9] Revised in July 2005 to correct inadvertent inclusion of some non-current records in the generation of

these percentages during production.