Key Facts at the End of September2006

Key Facts at the end of September2006

Bay of Plenty Region

Please note that this Fact Sheet defines the working aged population as aged 18–64 years, to reflect the minimum age of entitlement to most benefitsand the age of eligibility for New Zealand Superannuation. All information in this fact sheet refers to working aged recipients of the benefits concerned. Please note also that trends in numbers receiving main benefits are more reliably shown by comparisons between the same quarter 12 months apart than by comparisons between consecutive quarters.

All main benefits[1]

Numbers of working aged recipients of main benefits (aged18–64 years), atthe end of September2001, at the end of September2005, and at the end of September2006, by service centre

Number of recipients who were registered in: / Sept2001 / Sept2005 / Sept2006
Greerton / 3,174 / 2,537 / 2,361
Kawerau / 1,823 / 1,538 / 1,435
MountMaunganui / 3,181 / 2,216 / 2,153
Opotiki / 1,878 / 1,401 / 1,100
Rotorua / 8,537 / 7,148 / 6,696
Taupo / 2,006 / 1,437 / 1,326
Tauranga and Tauranga Super Centre / 4,419 / 2,987 / 2,949
Te Puke / 1,597 / 1,048 / 999
Tokoroa / 2,972 / 2,492 / 2,368
Turangi / 674 / 413 / 411
Whakatane / 3,488 / 2,894 / 2,669
Number of working aged recipients (aged18–64 years) of a main benefit / 33,749 / 26,111 / 24,467

Source: IAP, numbers ofworking aged recipients of main benefits at the end of September.

Note:Numbers receiving a main benefit exclude the partners, spouses and dependents of recipients of

a main benefit.

Unemployment Benefit[2]

Numbers of working aged Unemployment Benefit recipients (aged 18–64 years), at the end of September2001, atthe end of September2005,and atthe end of September2006, by service centre

Numbers of recipients who were registered in: / Sept2001 / Sept2005 / Sept2006
Greerton / 1,113 / 170 / 93
Kawerau / 804 / 424 / 352
MountMaunganui / 1,058 / 146 / 47
Opotiki / 839 / 343 / 120
Rotorua / 3,126 / 1,488 / 1,151
Taupo / 520 / 94 / 75
Tauranga and Tauranga Super Centre / 1,368 / 86 / 45
Te Puke / 328 / 39 / 3
Tokoroa / 968 / 400 / 335
Turangi / 306 / 61 / 52
Whakatane / 1,453 / 714 / 581
Number of working aged Unemployment Benefit recipients
(aged 18–64 years) / 11,883 / 3,965 / 2,854

Source: IAP, numbers of working aged Unemployment Benefit recipients at the end of September.

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

Domestic Purposes Benefit[3]

Numbers of working aged Domestic Purposes Benefit recipients (aged 18–64 years), at the end of September2001, at the end of September2005, and at the end of September2006, by service centre

Number of recipients who were registered in: / Sept2001 / Sept2005 / Sept2006
Greerton / 1,165 / 1,147 / 1,098
Kawerau / 612 / 574 / 538
MountMaunganui / 1,105 / 976 / 934
Opotiki / 524 / 513 / 428
Rotorua / 3,196 / 3,156 / 3,009
Taupo / 798 / 676 / 596
Tauranga and Tauranga Super Centre / 1,405 / 1,262 / 1,242
Te Puke / 524 / 492 / 486
Tokoroa / 1,037 / 1,007 / 908
Turangi / 199 / 184 / 184
Whakatane / 1,083 / 1,136 / 1,052
Number of working aged Domestic Purposes Benefit recipients
(aged 18–64 years) / 11,648 / 11,123 / 10,475

Source: IAP, numbers of working aged Domestic Purposes Benefit recipients at the end of September.

Sickness Benefit[4]

Numbers of working aged Sickness Benefit recipients (aged 18–64 years), at the end of September2001, at the end of September2005, and at the end of September2006, by service centre

Number of recipients who were registered in: / Sept2001 / Sept2005 / Sept2006
Greerton / 301 / 488 / 464
Kawerau / 117 / 176 / 155
MountMaunganui / 295 / 399 / 437
Opotiki / 163 / 155 / 176
Rotorua / 736 / 973 / 854
Taupo / 193 / 260 / 259
Tauranga and Tauranga Super Centre / 418 / 606 / 593
Te Puke / 216 / 202 / 194
Tokoroa / 254 / 331 / 299
Turangi / 54 / 60 / 58
Whakatane / 263 / 370 / 366
Number of working aged Sickness Benefit recipients
(aged 18–64 years) / 3,010 / 4,020 / 3,855

Source: IAP, numbers of working aged Sickness Benefit recipients at the end of September.

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

Invalid’s Benefit

Numbers of working aged Invalid’s Benefit recipients (aged 18–64 years), at the end of September2001, at the end of September2005, and at the end of September2006, by service centre

Number of recipients who were registered in: / Sept2001 / Sept2005 / Sept2006
Greerton / 424 / 570 / 555
Kawerau / 170 / 243 / 274
MountMaunganui / 454 / 590 / 635
Opotiki / 156 / 196 / 200
Rotorua / 883 / 1,131 / 1,267
Taupo / 287 / 325 / 329
Tauranga and Tauranga Super Centre / 783 / 872 / 932
Te Puke / 222 / 243 / 263
Tokoroa / 449 / 563 / 632
Turangi / 68 / 79 / 93
Whakatane / 398 / 471 / 469
Number of working aged Invalid’s Benefit recipients (aged 18–64 years) / 4,294 / 5,283 / 5,649

Source: IAP, numbers of working aged Invalid’s Benefit recipients atthe end of September.

Note:Numbersreceiving an Invalid’s Benefit exclude the partners, spouses and dependents of Invalid’s Benefit recipients.

[1] Includes Unemployment Benefits, Unemployment Benefits – Hardship (including Unemployment Benefits – Hardship – Students), Independent Youth Benefits, Domestic Purposes Benefits – Sole Parents, Domestic Purposes Benefits – Care of Sick or Infirm, Domestic Purposes Benefits – Women Alone, Sickness Benefits, Sickness Benefits – Hardship, Emergency Maintenance Allowances, Invalid’s Benefits, Transitional Retirement Benefits, Widow’s Benefits and Emergency Benefits.

[2] Includes Unemployment Benefits and Unemployment Benefits – Hardship (excludes Unemployment

Benefits – Hardship – Students).

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

Domestic Purposes Benefits – Care of Sick or Infirm, and Emergency Maintenance Allowances.

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