Budget 2018 - Social Welfare
18th May 18, 10:39am
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This table outlines the New Zealand Government's planned social welfare spending for the 2018/19 budget year.
Actual spending for the previous four years is on the left.
The numbers are drawn together from the Vote Social Development and Vote Social Housing. (Updated with the Accommodation Supplement separated out.)
Links to the primary sources used, from Treasury's website, can be found at the bottom of the page.
Figures for each allocation are in millions of NZ$.
| Actual 2014/15 | Actual 2015/16 | Actual 2016/17 | Actual 2017/18 | Budget 2018/19 | % | |
| NZ$m | NZ$m | NZ$m | NZ$m | NZ$m | ||
| 0.3 | - | - | - | Housing Support Package | - | 0.0 |
| 0.6 | - | - | - | Short-term Housing in Canterbury | - | 0.0 |
| 1.0 | - | - | - | Assistance to Disadvantaged Persons | - | 0.0 |
| 2.3 | - | - | - | Administration of Trialling New Approaches to Social Sector Change | - | 0.0 |
| 2.4 | - | - | - | Strengthening Providers and Communities | - | 0.0 |
| 4.0 | - | - | - | Prevention Services | - | 0.0 |
| 5.6 | - | - | - | Trialling New Approaches to Social Sector Change | - | 0.0 |
| 7.3 | - | - | - | Connected Communities | - | 0.0 |
| 7.6 | - | - | - | Development and Funding of Community Services | - | 0.0 |
| 13.5 | - | - | - | Collection of Balances Owed by Former Clients and Non-beneficiaries | - | 0.0 |
| 20.4 | - | - | - | Services to Support People to Access Accommodation | - | 0.0 |
| 30.3 | - | - | - | Social Policy Advice | - | 0.0 |
| 34.5 | - | - | - | Services to Protect the Integrity of the Benefit System and Eligibility for Income Related Rent | - | 0.0 |
| 36.9 | - | - | - | Family and Community Services | - | 0.0 |
| 71.7 | - | - | - | Participation and Inclusion for Disabled People | - | 0.0 |
| 109.4 | - | - | - | Strong Families | - | 0.0 |
| 0.9 | 0.4 | - | - | Youth Development Partnership Fund | - | 0.0 |
| - | 0.7 | - | - | Support for the Provision of Social Housing Supply | - | 0.0 |
| 2.9 | 2.8 | - | - | Youth Development | - | 0.0 |
| 3.6 | 4.8 | - | - | Property Management Centre of Expertise | - | 0.0 |
| 7.3 | 8.6 | - | - | Services for Young People | - | 0.0 |
| 15.3 | 39.9 | - | - | Benefits Paid in Australia | - | 0.0 |
| 703.2 | 755.3 | - | - | Part Payment of Rent to Social Housing Providers | - | 0.0 |
| - | - | 0.3 | - | Place-based Initiatives - National Support | - | 0.0 |
| - | 7.4 | 2.0 | - | Social Sector Trials | - | 0.0 |
| 7.0 | 7.0 | 4.0 | - | Adoption Services | - | 0.0 |
| - | 2.7 | 6.2 | - | Emergency Housing Response | - | 0.0 |
| - | 1.5 | 8.3 | - | Designing and Implementing Social Investment | - | 0.0 |
| 8.1 | 12.5 | 8.8 | - | Children’s Action Plan | - | 0.0 |
| 8.4 | 8.4 | 9.2 | - | Education and Prevention Services | - | 0.0 |
| 18.7 | 18.8 | 16.9 | - | Counselling and Rehabilitation Services | - | 0.0 |
| - | - | 17.4 | - | Hurunui/Kaikoura Earthquake Employment Support | - | 0.0 |
| - | - | 21.1 | - | Transformation Programme: Investing in New Zealand Children and their Families | - | 0.0 |
| - | 44.9 | 37.3 | - | Investing in Communities | - | 0.0 |
| 84.7 | 84.5 | 84.8 | - | Family Wellbeing Services | - | 0.0 |
| 131.0 | 130.8 | 95.5 | - | Youth Justice Services | - | 0.0 |
| - | 113.8 | 107.2 | - | Strong Families and Connected Communities | - | 0.0 |
| 376.3 | 381.7 | 317.0 | - | Care and Protection Services | - | 0.0 |
| - | - | - | 0.6 | Administering the Legacy Social Housing Fund | - | 0.0 |
| 9.9 | 12.3 | 14.1 | 1.9 | Families Commission | - | 0.0 |
| - | - | - | 7.2 | Social Housing Provider Development | - | 0.0 |
| - | - | - | 0.1 | Administering Support for the Mental Health and Employment Social Bond Pilot | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| - | - | 0.2 | 0.4 | Place-based Initiatives - Tairawhiti Local Leadership | 0.4 | 0.0 |
| 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.5 | Independent Advice on Government Priority Areas | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| - | - | 0.2 | 0.6 | Mental Health and Employment Social Bond Pilot | 0.6 | 0.0 |
| 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.6 | Processing of Veterans’ Pensions | 0.7 | 0.0 |
| 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.7 | Family Start/NGO Awards | 0.7 | 0.0 |
| 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.2 | Promoting Positive Outcomes for Seniors | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| - | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.1 | Transitional Assistance | 1.3 | 0.0 |
| 0.7 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 1.5 | Extraordinary Care Fund | 2.3 | 0.0 |
| 3.6 | 3.2 | 2.3 | 2.6 | Work Assistance | 2.6 | 0.0 |
| - | - | 1.8 | 12.3 | Claims Resolution | 3.0 | 0.0 |
| 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.7 | Children's Commissioner | 3.2 | 0.0 |
| 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.5 | Student Placement Services | 3.5 | 0.0 |
| 8.5 | 5.7 | 4.0 | 5.2 | Promoting Positive Outcomes for Disabled People | 4.4 | 0.0 |
| 5.4 | 6.1 | 6.3 | 5.6 | Planning, Correspondence and Monitoring | 5.7 | 0.0 |
| 5.8 | 6.2 | 4.6 | 5.7 | Management of Service Cards | 5.9 | 0.0 |
| - | - | - | 7.6 | Supporting Equitable Pay for Care and Support Workers | 9.7 | 0.0 |
| 11.9 | 11.4 | 10.9 | 10.6 | Special Circumstance Assistance | 10.9 | 0.0 |
| - | - | 10.3 | 10.6 | Partnering for Youth Development | 12.6 | 0.0 |
| - | 20.4 | 19.8 | 14.5 | Policy Advice | 16.0 | 0.1 |
| 13.5 | 15.0 | 15.1 | 16.6 | Management of Student Loans | 16.7 | 0.1 |
| 16.7 | 15.7 | 16.7 | 17.2 | Management of Student Support | 17.2 | 0.1 |
| - | 11.2 | 11.7 | 12.8 | Data, Analytics and Evidence Services | 17.8 | 0.1 |
| 11.8 | 11.2 | 12.1 | 16.2 | Study Scholarships and Awards | 19.2 | 0.1 |
| 18.2 | 18.1 | 17.8 | 19.5 | Out of School Care and Recreation Programmes | 19.5 | 0.1 |
| - | - | - | 20.4 | Community Group Housing | 23.8 | 0.1 |
| - | 49.2 | 48.1 | 47.1 | Investigation of Overpayments and Fraudulent Payments and Collection of Overpayments | 47.8 | 0.2 |
| 36.6 | 36.8 | 43.2 | 46.8 | Income Support and Assistance to Seniors | 47.9 | 0.2 |
| 41.6 | 41.1 | 46.2 | 55.4 | Youth Payment and Young Parent Payment | 57.8 | 0.2 |
| - | 29.3 | 47.2 | 61.3 | Social Housing Outcomes Support | 59.4 | 0.2 |
| 59.7 | - 0.7 | 68.1 | 79.5 | Debt Write-downs | 79.1 | 0.3 |
| - | 75.1 | 81.8 | 81.2 | Community Participation Services | 81.2 | 0.3 |
| - | - | 25.0 | 87.0 | Corporate Support Services | 86.6 | 0.3 |
| - | - | - | 94.3 | Community Support Services | 105.4 | 0.4 |
| 90.9 | 112.3 | 84.4 | 107.0 | Ministry of Social Development - Capital Expenditure | 121.8 | 0.5 |
| 177.5 | 185.8 | 175.0 | 162.9 | Veterans’ Pension | 153.9 | 0.6 |
| - | - | 8.1 | 125.2 | Transitional Housing | 168.2 | 0.6 |
| 183.1 | 182.1 | 198.6 | 198.1 | Childcare Assistance | 198.2 | 0.7 |
| 141.0 | 152.3 | 184.9 | 200.8 | Recoverable Assistance | 205.1 | 0.8 |
| 132.0 | 142.9 | 152.1 | 164.5 | Orphan's/Unsupported Child's Benefit | 217.7 | 0.8 |
| 276.9 | 289.6 | 352.5 | 350.4 | Hardship Assistance | 267.9 | 1.0 |
| 377.0 | 376.9 | 377.0 | 379.0 | Disability Assistance | 378.5 | 1.4 |
| - | - | - | - | Winter Energy Payment | 443.0 | 1.6 |
| 511.1 | 485.7 | 464.9 | 509.0 | Student Allowances | 581.2 | 2.1 |
| 643.1 | 660.4 | 658.6 | 656.7 | Improved Employment and Social Outcomes Support | 688.3 | 2.5 |
| - | - | 822.6 | 935.5 | Social Housing Purchasing | 1,013.3 | 3.7 |
| 1,186.5 | 1,153.0 | 1,158.6 | 1,109.1 | Sole Parent Support | 1,084.0 | 4.0 |
| 1,616.9 | 1,610.3 | 1,572.6 | 1,471.7 | Student Loans | 1,458.6 | 5.4 |
| 1,128.9 | 1,163.7 | 1,127.0 | 1,208.3 | Accommodation Supplement | 1,507.6 | 5.6 |
| 1,514.6 | 1,523.0 | 1,532.6 | 1,540.2 | Supported Living Payment | 1,554.5 | 5.7 |
| 1,683.9 | 1,671.3 | 1,697.0 | 1,693.1 | Jobseeker Support and Emergency Benefit | 1,711.9 | 6.3 |
| 11,591.0 | 12,266.8 | 13,043.3 | 13,702.5 | New Zealand Superannuation | 14,538.9 | 53.7 |
| 23,221.3 | 23,978.9 | 24,861.5 | 25,266.9 | Grand Total | 27,057.2 | 100.0 |
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: https://budget.govt.nz/budget/2017/by/vote/socdev.htm
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