Key Facts at the end ofMarch2009

Southern 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 ofMarch2004, atthe end ofMarch2008, and atthe end ofMarch2009, by service centre

Number of recipients who were registered in: / Mar2004 / Mar2008 / Mar2009
Alexandra / 579 / 434 / 464
Balclutha / 628 / 561 / 646
Dunedin City, The Gardens Dunedin (Dunedin North), and Dunedin Super Centre / 5,437 / 4,284 / 4,621
Gore / 775 / 661 / 700
Invercargill / 5,508 / 4,004 / 4,256
Mosgiel / 911 / 737 / 809
Oamaru / 1,318 / 1,038 / 1,096
Queenstown / 298 / 215 / 273
South Dunedin / 2,326 / 2,042 / 2,139
Timaru / 3,815 / 2,849 / 3,015
Number of working aged recipients (aged18–64 years) of a main benefit / 21,595 / 16,825 / 18,019

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

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 ofMarch2004, at the end ofMarch2008, and at the end ofMarch2009, by service centre

Numbers of recipients who were registered in: / Mar2004 / Mar2008 / Mar2009
Alexandra / 56 / 8 / 27
Balclutha / 124 / 55 / 115
Dunedin City, The Gardens Dunedin (Dunedin North), and Dunedin Super Centre / 1,287 / 466 / 669
Gore / 152 / 20 / 41
Invercargill / 1,447 / 502 / 689
Mosgiel / 129 / 18 / 65
Oamaru / 271 / 65 / 110
Queenstown / 41 / 1 / 7
South Dunedin / 427 / 157 / 258
Timaru / 765 / 158 / 218
Number of working aged Unemployment Benefit recipients (aged 18–64 years) / 4,699 / 1,450 / 2,199

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

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), atthe end ofMarch2004, at the end ofMarch2008, and at the end ofMarch2009, by service centre

Number of recipients who were registered in: / Mar2004 / Mar2008 / Mar2009
Alexandra / 195 / 151 / 164
Balclutha / 171 / 182 / 186
Dunedin City, The Gardens Dunedin (Dunedin North), and Dunedin Super Centre / 1,278 / 1,044 / 1,033
Gore / 232 / 222 / 239
Invercargill / 1,717 / 1,365 / 1,447
Mosgiel / 247 / 204 / 228
Oamaru / 313 / 277 / 281
Queenstown / 126 / 83 / 101
South Dunedin / 704 / 513 / 527
Timaru / 1,021 / 806 / 833
Number of working aged Domestic Purposes Benefit recipients (aged 18–64 years) / 6,004 / 4,847 / 5,039

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

Sickness Benefit[4]

Numbers of working aged Sickness Benefit recipients (aged 18–64 years), at the end ofMarch2004, at the end ofMarch2008, and at the end ofMarch2009, by service centre

Number of recipients who were registered in: / Mar2004 / Mar2008 / Mar2009
Alexandra / 88 / 80 / 76
Balclutha / 69 / 73 / 90
Dunedin City, The Gardens Dunedin (Dunedin North), and Dunedin Super Centre / 910 / 1,026 / 1,101
Gore / 69 / 82 / 90
Invercargill / 481 / 496 / 464
Mosgiel / 110 / 133 / 148
Oamaru / 144 / 139 / 171
Queenstown / 41 / 48 / 75
South Dunedin / 355 / 440 / 449
Timaru / 345 / 315 / 379
Number of working aged Sickness Benefit recipients (aged 18–64 years) / 2,612 / 2,832 / 3,043

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

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), atthe end ofMarch2004, atthe end ofMarch2008, and at the end ofMarch2009, by service centre

Number of recipients who were registered in: / Mar2004 / Mar2008 / Mar2009
Alexandra / 197 / 174 / 174
Balclutha / 225 / 217 / 216
Dunedin City, The Gardens Dunedin (Dunedin North), and Dunedin Super Centre / 1,699 / 1,577 / 1,599
Gore / 269 / 300 / 302
Invercargill / 1,557 / 1,445 / 1,436
Mosgiel / 357 / 332 / 317
Oamaru / 525 / 488 / 471
Queenstown / 69 / 72 / 79
South Dunedin / 720 / 836 / 825
Timaru / 1,458 / 1,431 / 1,416
Number of working aged Invalid’s Benefit recipients (aged 18–64 years) / 7,076 / 6,872 / 6,835

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

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

[1] Includes Unemployment Benefits, Unemployment Benefits – Hardship (includes Unemployment Benefits – Student – Hardship), 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, Widow’s Benefits, Emergency Benefits, and (until April 2004) Transitional Retirement Benefits

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

Benefits – Student – Hardship).

[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.