Key Facts at the end ofDecember2008

Wellington 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 ofDecember2003, at the end ofDecember2007, and at the end ofDecember2008, by service centre

Number of recipients who were registered in: / Dec2003 / Dec2007 / Dec2008
Johnsonville / 1,716 / 1,265 / 1,348
Kilbirnie / 2,551 / 1,704 / 1,810
Lower Hutt / 3,198 / 2,322 / 2,466
Naenae / 3,993 / 3,094 / 3,268
Newtown / 2,624 / 2,008 / 2,005
Porirua / 6,342 / 4,573 / 4,908
Upper Hutt / 3,189 / 2,219 / 2,375
Wainuiomata / 1,856 / 1,368 / 1,456
Wellington, WellingtonCity, Wellington East, Wellington North and Wellington Super Centre / 3,586 / 2,115 / 2,273
Number of working aged recipients (aged18–64 years) of a main benefit / 29,055 / 20,668 / 21,909

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

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 ofDecember2003, at the end ofDecember2007, and at the end ofDecember2008, by service centre

Numbers of recipients who were registered in: / Dec2003 / Dec2007 / Dec2008
Johnsonville / 689 / 216 / 255
Kilbirnie / 991 / 176 / 216
Lower Hutt / 1,004 / 305 / 480
Naenae / 1,281 / 363 / 542
Newtown / 1,304 / 485 / 514
Porirua / 2,204 / 623 / 892
Upper Hutt / 1,176 / 279 / 373
Wainuiomata / 653 / 265 / 255
Wellington, WellingtonCity, Wellington East, Wellington North and Wellington Super Centre / 1,928 / 472 / 557
Number of working aged Unemployment Benefit recipients (aged 18–64 years) / 11,230 / 3,184 / 4,084

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

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 ofDecember2003, at the end ofDecember2007, and at the end ofDecember2008, by service centre

Number of recipients who were registered in: / Dec2003 / Dec2007 / Dec2008
Johnsonville / 495 / 436 / 439
Kilbirnie / 662 / 491 / 512
Lower Hutt / 945 / 700 / 718
Naenae / 1,372 / 1,198 / 1,219
Newtown / 466 / 421 / 371
Porirua / 2,366 / 1,960 / 1,961
Upper Hutt / 982 / 759 / 755
Wainuiomata / 697 / 584 / 628
Wellington, WellingtonCity, Wellington East, Wellington North and Wellington Super Centre / 489 / 342 / 341
Number of working aged Domestic Purposes Benefit recipients (aged 18–64 years) / 8,474 / 6,891 / 6,944

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

Sickness Benefit[4]

Numbers of working aged Sickness Benefit recipients (aged 18–64 years), at the end ofDecember2003, at the end ofDecember2007, and at the end ofDecember2008, by service centre

Number of recipients who were registered in: / Dec2003 / Dec2007 / Dec2008
Johnsonville / 211 / 222 / 241
Kilbirnie / 297 / 409 / 409
Lower Hutt / 428 / 421 / 385
Naenae / 455 / 530 / 557
Newtown / 274 / 425 / 361
Porirua / 556 / 683 / 654
Upper Hutt / 271 / 365 / 395
Wainuiomata / 185 / 167 / 189
Wellington, WellingtonCity, Wellington East, Wellington North and Wellington Super Centre / 448 / 486 / 504
Number of working aged Sickness Benefit recipients (aged 18–64 years) / 3,125 / 3,708 / 3,695

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

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), at the end ofDecember2003, at the end ofDecember2007, and at the end ofDecember2008, by service centre

Number of recipients who were registered in: / Dec2003 / Dec2007 / Dec2008
Johnsonville / 260 / 318 / 331
Kilbirnie / 459 / 496 / 522
Lower Hutt / 642 / 749 / 752
Naenae / 698 / 804 / 785
Newtown / 460 / 554 / 606
Porirua / 990 / 1,074 / 1,148
Upper Hutt / 643 / 709 / 731
Wainuiomata / 243 / 284 / 281
Wellington, WellingtonCity, Wellington East, Wellington North and Wellington Super Centre / 597 / 604 / 648
Number of working aged Invalid’s Benefit recipients (aged 18–64
years) / 4,992 / 5,592 / 5,804

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

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 – Hardship – Students), 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, Transitional Retirement Benefits, Widow’s Benefits and Emergency Benefits.

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

Benefits – Hardship – Students).

[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.