Budget 2014 - Social Welfare
21st May 14, 2:53pm
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This table outlines the New Zealand Government's planned social welfare spending for the 2014/15 budget year.
Actual spending for the previous four years is on the left.
The numbers are drawn together from the Vote Social Development.
Links to the primary sources used, from Treasury's website, can be found at the bottom of the page.
Please note that some of the allocation titles have been shortened for the sake of space. Included in the previous year's totals were ACC and Senior Citizen items which in the 2012/2013 and 2013/2014 budgets are no longer included in the Social Welfare pool
Also note that some welfare and benefits are delivered through the tax system, and the costs of those items are set out here >>
Figures for each allocation are in millions of NZ$.
| Actual 2010/11 | Actual 2011/12 | Actual 2012/13 | Interim 2013/14 | Social Welfare: | Budget 2014/15 | % |
| NZ$m | NZ$m | NZ$m | NZ$m | NZ$m | ||
| 0.156 | 0.000 | 0.468 | 0.000 | Administration of Trials for MSD | 0.000 | 0.0% |
| 64.783 | 78.891 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Case management and supporting services | 0.000 | 0.0% |
| 14.000 | 12.500 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Community organisation grants scheme | 0.000 | 0.0% |
| 35.771 | 13.478 | 0.00 | 0.00 | Compensation Entitlements - ACC | 0.000 | 0.0% |
| 0.337 | 0.303 | 0.00 | 0.00 | Crown entity monitoring | 0.000 | 0.0% |
| 0.150 | 0.150 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Disarmament education grants | 0.000 | 0.0% |
| 1,764.91 | 1,818.27 | 1,737.981 | 62.916 | Domestic purposes benefit | 0.000 | 0.0% |
| 121.396 | 111.094 | 93.639 | 43.900 | Employment assistance | 0.000 | 0.0% |
| 19.797 | 16.136 | 14.268 | 15.262 | Employment related training assistance | 0.000 | 0.0% |
| 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 6.450 | Forecast, modelling, information monitoring & analysis | 0.000 | 0.0% |
| 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.850 | Income related rent subsidy for community housing providers | 0.000 | 0.0% |
| 16.232 | 12.547 | 1.636 | 0.000 | Independent youth benefit | 0.000 | 0.0% |
| 1,306.97 | 1,325.77 | 1328.821 | 52.355 | Invalid's benefit | 0.000 | 0.0% |
| 8.62 | 8.474 | 0.00 | 0.00 | Labour market analysis and knowledge | 0.000 | 0.0% |
| 3.472 | 3.546 | 3.946 | 3.546 | Mainstream supported employment program | 0.000 | 0.0% |
| 0.000 | 15.292 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Other | 0.000 | 0.0% |
| 18.959 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Other compensation - Treatment injuries for non-earners ACC | 0.000 | 0.0% |
| 5.589 | 5.411 | 0.00 | 0.00 | Policy, research and evaluation | 0.000 | 0.0% |
| 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 144.667 | Provision of housing & related services for tenants paying income related rent | 0.000 | 0.0% |
| 0.164 | 0.154 | 0.00 | 0.00 | Regulatory services - ACC | 0.000 | 0.0% |
| 5.782 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | Retirement Commissioner | 0.000 | 0.0% |
| 0 | 0.305 | 0.00 | 0.00 | Support for grant funding bodies | 0.000 | 0.0% |
| 0.402 | 0.402 | 0.00 | 0.00 | Support for volunteering | 0.000 | 0.0% |
| 742.413 | 773.846 | 782.435 | 29.209 | Sickness benefit | 0.000 | 0.0% |
| 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 9.545 | Social housing services | 0.000 | 0.0% |
| 42.474 | 37.261 | 33.852 | 0.000 | Social policy advice | 0.000 | 0.0% |
| 137.013 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Special compensation for GST increase | 0.000 | 0.0% |
| 0.000 | 0.000 | 18.140 | 18.237 | Support for disengaged young people | 0.000 | 0.0% |
| 0.000 | 0.000 | 7.681 | 14.964 | Support for youth and young parent recipients | 0.000 | 0.0% |
| 445.225 | 425.794 | 452.270 | 226.604 | Tailored Sets of Services to Help People into Work or Achieve Independence | 0.000 | 0.0% |
| 22.575 | 22.233 | 20.362 | 25.600 | Transition to work | 0.000 | 0.0% |
| 958.776 | 887.653 | 805.759 | 28.546 | Unemployment benefit and emergency benefit | 0.000 | 0.0% |
| 86.608 | 88.285 | 89.634 | 0.000 | Vocational services for people with disabilities | 0.000 | 0.0% |
| 69.04 | 54.515 | 54.635 | 23.392 | Vocational skills training | 0.000 | 0.0% |
| 74.094 | 75.923 | 71.188 | 2.223 | Widow's Benefit | 0.000 | 0.0% |
| 0.000 | 12.657 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Youth transition services | 0.000 | 0.0% |
| 0.200 | 0.200 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Youth workers training scheme | 0.000 | 0.0% |
| 0.000 | 0.260 | 0.269 | 0.329 | Other Advice | 0.269 | 0.0% |
| 0.450 | 0.450 | 0.443 | 0.000 | Processing and payment of veterans' pensions | 0.438 | 0.0% |
| 0.705 | 0.705 | 0.705 | 0.705 | Family Start/NGO awards | 0.705 | 0.0% |
| 0.889 | 0.000 | 0.889 | 0.889 | Youth development partnership fund | 0.889 | 0.0% |
| 1.450 | 1.450 | 1.450 | 0.950 | Assistance to disadvantaged persons | 0.950 | 0.0% |
| 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Housing support package | 1.000 | 0.0% |
| 1.421 | 1.421 | 1.407 | 1.403 | Management of SuperGold card | 1.400 | 0.0% |
| 2.157 | 2.157 | 2.157 | 2.157 | Children's Commissioner | 2.157 | 0.0% |
| 3.162 | 2.382 | 2.382 | 2.382 | Strengthening providers and communities | 2.382 | 0.0% |
| 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Extraordinary care fund | 2.475 | 0.0% |
| 0.200 | 0.400 | 2.651 | 3.855 | Property Management Centre of Expertise | 2.755 | 0.0% |
| 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 1.382 | New approaches to social sector change | 2.867 | 0.0% |
| 5.348 | 0.000 | 2.974 | 2.953 | Youth development | 2.932 | 0.0% |
| 3.612 | 3.512 | 3.340 | 3.337 | Student placement services | 3.512 | 0.0% |
| 4.023 | 4.4 | 4.045 | 4.040 | Prevention services | 4.035 | 0.0% |
| 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Work assistance | 4.737 | 0.0% |
| 5.682 | 5.655 | 5.274 | 5.251 | Administration of Community Services Card | 5.229 | 0.0% |
| 0.367 | 0.000 | 1.792 | 4.835 | Trialing New Approaches to Social Sector Change | 5.310 | 0.0% |
| 0.000 | 0.000 | 5.554 | 5.554 | Planning, correspondence & monitoring | 5.554 | 0.0% |
| 7.885 | 6.851 | 6.246 | 5.244 | Services for young people | 5.744 | 0.0% |
| 1.250 | 1.250 | 2.210 | 5.785 | Promoting positive outcomes for disabled people | 7.085 | 0.0% |
| 7.778 | 7.222 | 7.142 | 6.814 | Adoption services | 7.088 | 0.0% |
| 4.753 | 16.829 | 15.079 | 14.047 | Connected communities | 7.477 | 0.0% |
| 8.311 | 8.127 | 8.227 | 8.329 | Development and funding of community services | 8.280 | 0.0% |
| 8.762 | 8.678 | 8.678 | 8.562 | Education and prevention services | 8.428 | 0.0% |
| 7.947 | 8.124 | 7.124 | 10.305 | Families Commission | 9.869 | 0.0% |
| 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Information, evaluation & analytics services | 11.420 | 0.0% |
| 33.773 | 13.233 | 12.441 | 12.349 | Special circumstance assistance | 12.549 | 0.1% |
| 14.932 | 14.835 | 14.084 | 13.711 | Collection of balances owed by former clients and non-beneficiaries | 13.943 | 0.1% |
| 0.000 | Improving work readiness - assistance | 15.262 | 0.1% | |||
| 39.547 | 37.372 | 21.707 | 18.560 | Benefits paid in Australia | 15.343 | 0.1% |
| 32.922 | 16.094 | 15.470 | 17.102 | Management of student support | 15.431 | 0.1% |
| 0.000 | 16.367 | 16.489 | 16.237 | Management of Student Loans | 15.502 | 0.1% |
| 0.000 | 0.000 | 2.535 | 5.690 | Children's Action Plan | 16.350 | 0.1% |
| 18.255 | 19.153 | 16.953 | 19.603 | Out of school care programs | 16.903 | 0.1% |
| 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Services to support people to access accommodation | 17.268 | 0.1% |
| 17.859 | 17.813 | 17.814 | 17.677 | Counselling and rehabilitation services | 17.677 | 0.1% |
| 0.000 | 0.26 | 0.269 | 18.389 | Policy Advice | 18.277 | 0.1% |
| 39.241 | 30.762 | 24.218 | 21.467 | Study scholarships and awards | 20.145 | 0.1% |
| 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 1.000 | Improving employment outcomes - assistance | 25.483 | 0.1% |
| 36.761 | 36.331 | 35.316 | 35.139 | Services to protect the integrity of the benefit system | 34.970 | 0.1% |
| 38.473 | 35.854 | 36.557 | 37.828 | Income support and assistance to seniors | 36.426 | 0.2% |
| 32.036 | 33.475 | 35.746 | 35.892 | Family and community services | 37.951 | 0.2% |
| 0.000 | 0.000 | 30.916 | 39.005 | Youth & Young Parent Payment | 38.858 | 0.2% |
| 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 9.724 | Improving work readiness | 51.867 | 0.2% |
| 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 88.902 | Participation & inclusion for disabled persons | 73.282 | 0.3% |
| 61.439 | 70.639 | 57.439 | 68.962 | MSD - CapEx | 80.190 | 0.3% |
| 764.074 | 653.18 | 80.087 | 83.983 | Debt write-downs | 84.302 | 0.4% |
| 71.017 | 71.909 | 78.462 | 84.903 | Family wellbeing services | 84.734 | 0.4% |
| 134.455 | 112.177 | 110.005 | 108.496 | Strong Families | 106.590 | 0.5% |
| 107.528 | 111.499 | 114.536 | 121.193 | Orphan's/unsupported child's benefit | 128.398 | 0.6% |
| 134.149 | 133.376 | 129.940 | 129.546 | Youth justice services | 131.380 | 0.6% |
| 164.757 | 148.043 | 146.301 | 143.366 | Recoverable assistance | 145.413 | 0.6% |
| 178.191 | 176.483 | 171.319 | 0.000 | Veterans' pension | 156.403 | 0.7% |
| 189.696 | 189.114 | 185.724 | 185.402 | Childcare assistance | 182.784 | 0.8% |
| 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 123.049 | Improving employment outcomes | 239.571 | 1.0% |
| 277.637 | 266.432 | 273.376 | 269.410 | Hardship Assistance | 260.806 | 1.1% |
| 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 146.291 | Adminstering income support | 306.818 | 1.3% |
| 325.744 | 334.247 | 345.765 | 349.306 | Care and Protection Services | 362.315 | 1.6% |
| 410.37 | 402.592 | 384.647 | 378.569 | Disability Assistance | 373.460 | 1.6% |
| 625.751 | 649.278 | 592.027 | 541.791 | Student allowances | 531.011 | 2.3% |
| 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Part payment of rent to social housing providers | 718.428 | 3.1% |
| 1,202.44 | 1,202.76 | 1,178.202 | 1,149.002 | Accommodation assistance | 1,140.782 | 4.9% |
| 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 1224.578 | Sole Parent Support | 1,243.285 | 5.3% |
| 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 1422.187 | Supported Living Payment | 1,517.852 | 6.5% |
| 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 1,693.031 | Jobseeker Support and Emergency Benefit | 1,647.600 | 7.1% |
| 1,579.48 | 1,607.44 | 1,553.100 | 1,641.145 | Student loans | 1,684.384 | 7.2% |
| 8,833.19 | 9,587.27 | 10,234.628 | 10,902.665 | New Zealand Superannuation | 11,590.323 | 49.7% |
| 22,807.000 | 21,742.400 | 21,522.360 | 21,987.524 | Totals: | 23,325.303 | 100% |
Note that some welfare and benefits are delivered through the tax system, and the costs of those items are set out here >>
You can get back to the main page that summarises all government spending here >>
Sources:
Social Development: http://www.budget.govt.nz/budget/2014/by/vote/index.htm
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