Benefits at a glance as at December 2018

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All main benefits

299,345 recipients.

Gender

• Male - 43%
• Female - 57%

Ethnicity

• NZ European - 38%
• Māori - 36%
• Pacific People - 8%
• All Other - 14%
• Unspecified - 4%

Age

• 18 - 24, 16% 
• 25 - 39, 33%
• 40 - 54, 29%
• 55 - 64, 22%

Duration

One year or less 30%

More than one year 70%

Jobseeker Support

134,048 recipients.

Gender

• Male - 55%
• Female - 45%

Age

• 18 - 24, 20% 
• 25 - 39, 30%
• 40 - 54, 29%
• 55 - 64, 21%

Ethnicity

• NZ European - 36%
• Māori - 39%
• Pacfic People - 8%
• All other - 14%
• Unspecified - 3%

Benefit sub group

• Jobseeker - Work ready, 55%
• Jobseeker - Health Condition or Disability, 45%

Sole Parent Support

59,870 recipients.

Gender

• Male - 9%
• Female - 91%

Ethnicity

• NZ European - 29%
• Māori - 48%
• Pacific People - 11%
• All other - 10%
• Unspecified - 2%

Age

• 18 - 24, 16% 
• 25 - 39, 60%
• 40 - 54, 22%
• 55 - 64, 2%

Supported Living Payment

92,687 recipients

Gender

• Male - 50%
• Female - 50%

Age

• 18 - 24, 7%
• 25 - 39, 19%
• 40 - 54, 35%
• 55 - 64, 39%

Ethnicity

• NZ European - 49%
• Māori - 26%
• Pacific People - 6%
• All other - 15%
• Unspecified - 4%

Benefit sub group

• Supported Living - Health Condition or Disability, 91%
• Jobseeker - Caring, 9%

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