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Budget 2023 - Social Development
26th May 23, 9:45am
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This table outlines the New Zealand Government's planned social development spending for the 2023/24 budget year.
Actual spending for the previous five 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. Figures for each allocation are in millions of NZ$.
| Actual 2018/19 | Actual 2019/20 | Actual 2020/21 | Actual 2021/22 | Estimate 2022/23 | Budget 2023/24 | % | |
| NZ$m | NZ$m | NZ$m | NZ$m | NZ$m | NZ$m | ||
| 2.2 | 2.1 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 2.3 | Extraordinary Care Fund | 2.3 | 0.0% |
| 10.1 | 11.7 | 12.5 | 17.0 | 20.4 | Social Work Support | 19.1 | 0.0% |
| 73.0 | 67.5 | 57.0 | 20.8 | 20.6 | Corporate Support Services | 19.9 | 0.0% |
| 0.0 | 12,188.3 | 1,419.5 | 5,176.4 | 330.4 | Covid-19 Related Support | 20.0 | 0.0% |
| 2.0 | 4.6 | 0.0 | 6.1 | 70.1 | Place-Based Initiatives | 20.0 | 0.0% |
| 22.2 | 29.1 | 33.6 | 36.1 | 39.5 | Programs and Support for Children | 35.0 | 0.1% |
| 49.4 | 61.2 | 64.4 | 56.1 | 63.6 | SuperGold Cards & Senior Support | 73.7 | 0.2% |
| 63.4 | 64.2 | 73.2 | 79.3 | 85.5 | Youth Payments and Support | 93.2 | 0.2% |
| 67.1 | 81.6 | 90.6 | 33.6 | 45.3 | Extra, Historic and Special Circumstance Payments | 107.8 | 0.3% |
| 154.1 | 145.4 | 139.3 | 134.5 | 132.3 | Veterans’ Pension | 132.2 | 0.3% |
| 182.7 | 143.8 | 145.2 | 131.9 | 144.0 | Childcare Assistance | 186.8 | 0.4% |
| 224.9 | 248.3 | 293.2 | 312.5 | 347.2 | Orphan's/Unsupported Child's Benefit | 367.6 | 0.9% |
| 277.3 | 316.4 | 349.1 | 328.4 | 377.0 | Recoverable Assistance | 373.0 | 0.9% |
| 177.8 | 219.4 | 34.7 | 268.6 | 403.6 | Administration & Policy Advice | 393.9 | 0.9% |
| 182.8 | 247.3 | 387.1 | 588.5 | 599.5 | Community Support & Services | 492.2 | 1.2% |
| 441.3 | 668.6 | 811.6 | 513.2 | 518.8 | Winter Energy Payment | 537.5 | 1.3% |
| 300.2 | 418.4 | 478.7 | 497.1 | 678.9 | Hardship Assistance | 756.0 | 1.8% |
| 690.3 | 749.9 | 987.5 | 1,272.2 | 1,389.1 | Improved Employment and Social Outcomes Support | 1,177.3 | 2.8% |
| 1,114.6 | 1,230.9 | 1,455.2 | 1,703.7 | 1,912.5 | Sole Parent Support | 2,085.4 | 5.0% |
| 2,092.7 | 2,127.7 | 2,367.2 | 2,288.8 | 2,155.5 | Student loans, Scholarships and Support | 2,409.6 | 5.8% |
| 1,556.5 | 1,650.5 | 1,825.7 | 2,047.4 | 2,309.8 | Supported Living Payment | 2,520.2 | 6.0% |
| 390.9 | 401.0 | 415.7 | 423.9 | 2,510.1 | Disability Assistance | 2,686.1 | 6.4% |
| 1,277.1 | 1,980.3 | 2,390.7 | 2,470.4 | 2,496.9 | Housing Services and Support | 2,699.8 | 6.4% |
| 1,854.4 | 2,285.7 | 3,223.6 | 3,329.7 | 3,480.3 | Jobseeker Support and Emergency Benefit | 4,135.7 | 9.9% |
| 14,562.3 | 15,521.5 | 16,568.7 | 17,764.0 | 19,523.2 | New Zealand Superannuation | 21,628.9 | 51.6% |
| 25,769 | 40,865 | 33,626 | 39,502 | 39,656 | Total Spending | 42,973 | 102.6% |
| Less: Recoveries | |||||||
| 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 113.0 | -0.2 | Benefit Recoveries - Liable Parent Contributions | -0.1 | 0.0% |
| 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 113.0 | 0.5 | Maintenance Capitalisation | 0.5 | 0.0% |
| 0.2 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 2.7 | Income Related Rent Underpayment Recoveries | 0.5 | 0.0% |
| 8.8 | 8.5 | 9.0 | 346.3 | 7.0 | Student Loan - Administration Fee | 8.1 | 0.0% |
| 0.0 | 0.0 | 14.0 | 346.3 | 22.7 | Programme Recoveries | 21.8 | 0.1% |
| 107.3 | 101.7 | 132.5 | 0.3 | 100.9 | Student Loans - Repayment of Principal | 106.5 | 0.3% |
| 104.5 | 94.0 | 95.0 | 0.0 | 122.0 | Benefit Recoveries - Non-Current Debt | 149.2 | 0.4% |
| 315.2 | 332.8 | 338.5 | 22.6 | 371.1 | Overseas Pension Recoveries | 378.7 | 0.9% |
| 257.9 | 279.9 | 309.9 | -0.1 | 387.0 | Benefit Recoveries - Current Debt | 421.2 | 1.0% |
| 795 | 819 | 900 | 942 | 1,014 | Total Recoveries | 1,086 | 2.6% |
| 24,975 | 40,046 | 32,726 | 38,560 | 38,643 | Net Social Welfare | 41,887 | 100% |
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Source:
Social Development: https://www.budget.govt.nz/budget/2023/data-library.htm#forecasts
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