Budget 2016 - Social Welfare
27th May 16, 4:44pm
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This table outlines the New Zealand Government's planned social welfare spending for the 2015/16 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$.
| Actual 2012/13 | Actual 2013/14 | Actual 2014/15 | Actual 2015/16 | Social Welfare: | Budget 2016/17 | % |
| NZ$m | NZ$m | NZ$m | ||||
| 1,737.981 | 62.916 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Domestic purposes benefit | ||
| 93.639 | 43.900 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Employment assistance | ||
| 14.268 | 15.262 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Employment related training assistance | ||
| 0.000 | 6.450 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Forecast, modelling, information monitoring & analysis | ||
| 0.000 | 0.850 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Income related rent subsidy for community housing providers | ||
| 1328.821 | 52.355 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Invalid's benefit | ||
| 3.946 | 3.546 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Mainstream supported employment program | ||
| 0.000 | 144.667 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Provision of housing & related services for tenants paying income related rent | ||
| 782.435 | 29.209 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Sickness benefit | ||
| 0.000 | 9.545 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Social housing services | ||
| 33.852 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Social policy advice | ||
| 18.140 | 18.237 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Support for disengaged young people | ||
| 7.681 | 14.964 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Support for youth and young parent recipients | ||
| 452.270 | 226.604 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Tailored Sets of Services to Help People into Work or Achieve Independence | ||
| 20.362 | 25.600 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Transition to work | ||
| 805.759 | 28.546 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Unemployment benefit and emergency benefit | ||
| 89.634 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Vocational services for people with disabilities | ||
| 54.635 | 23.392 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Vocational skills training | ||
| 71.188 | 2.223 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Widow's Benefit | ||
| 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Youth transition services | ||
| 1.450 | 0.950 | 0.950 | 0.000 | Assistance to disadvantaged persons | ||
| 1.407 | 1.403 | 1.400 | 0.000 | Management of SuperGold card | ||
| 2.382 | 2.382 | 2.382 | 0.000 | Strengthening providers and communities | ||
| 0.000 | 1.382 | 2.867 | 0.000 | New approaches to social sector change | ||
| 5.274 | 5.251 | 5.229 | 0.000 | Administration of Community Services Card | ||
| 15.079 | 14.047 | 7.477 | 0.000 | Connected Communities | ||
| 8.227 | 8.329 | 7.660 | 0.000 | Development and funding of community services | ||
| 4.045 | 4.040 | 4.035 | 0.000 | Prevention Services | ||
| 14.084 | 13.711 | 13.943 | 0.000 | Collection of balances owed by former clients and non-beneficiaries | ||
| 0.000 | 0.000 | 15.262 | 0.000 | Improving work readiness - assistance | ||
| 0.000 | 1.000 | 25.483 | 0.000 | Improving employment outcomes - assistance | ||
| 35.316 | 35.892 | 37.951 | 0.000 | Services to protect the integrity of the benefit system | ||
| 35.746 | 35.892 | 37.951 | 0.000 | Family and community services | ||
| 0.000 | 88.902 | 73.282 | 0.000 | Participation & inclusion for disabled persons | ||
| 6.246 | 5.244 | 5.744 | 8.594 | Services for young people | ||
| 1.792 | 4.835 | 5.310 | 0.000 | Trialing New Approaches to Social Sector Change | ||
| 21.707 | 18.560 | 15.344 | 39.941 | Benefits paid in Australia | ||
| 0.889 | 0.889 | 0.889 | 0.439 | Youth development partnership fund | ||
| 2.651 | 3.855 | 2.755 | 4.836 | Property Management Centre of Expertise | ||
| 2.974 | 2.953 | 2.932 | 2.932 | Youth development | ||
| 0.065 | Transitional assistance | 0.250 | 0.0 | |||
| 0.269 | 0.269 | 0.269 | 0.269 | Other advice | 0.269 | 0.0 |
| 0.269 | 0.269 | Policy advice | 0.269 | 0.0 | ||
| Services related to the provision of social housing | 0.400 | 0.0 | ||||
| 2.985 | National Leadership & Admin of Social Sector Trials programme, Individual-led Social Sector Trials | 0.401 | 0.0 | |||
| 0.443 | 0.000 | 0.438 | 0.438 | 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 |
| 1.010 | Promoting positive outcomes for seniors | 1.010 | 0.0 | |||
| 5.373 | NGO Social Sector Teams & Contracted Programmes & Services | 1.139 | 0.0 | |||
| 2.000 | Designing and implementing social invesmtent | 1.500 | 0.0 | |||
| 2.157 | 2.157 | 2.157 | 2.157 | Children's Commissioner | 2.157 | 0.0 |
| 0.000 | 0.000 | 2.475 | 3.108 | Extraordinary care fund | 2.308 | 0.0 |
| Adminstering youth development | 2.312 | 0.0 | ||||
| 0.000 | 0.000 | 1.000 | 1.800 | Housing support package | 2.600 | 0.0 |
| 3.340 | 3.337 | 3.512 |
3.512
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Student placement services | 3.512 | 0.0 |
| 0.000 | 0.000 | 4.737 | 3.616 | Work assistance | 3.768 | 0.0 |
| 2.210 | 5.785 | 7.085 | 5.779 | Promoting positive outcomes for disabled people | 4.045 | 0.0 |
| 5.554 | 5.554 | 5.554 | 6.154 | Planning, Correspondence & Monitoring | 5.554 | 0.0 |
| 6.279 | Management of service card | 6.629 | 0.0 | |||
| 7.142 | 6.814 | 7.088 | 7.177 | Adoption services | 7.183 | 0.0 |
| 2.738 | Emergency housing response | 7.945 | 0.0 | |||
| Increasing youth development opportunties | 8.203 | 0.0 | ||||
| 8.678 | 8.562 | 8.428 | 8.427 | Education and prevention services | 8.680 | 0.0 |
| 0.000 | 0.000 | 11.420 | 11.380 | Data, Analytics and Evidence | 11.420 | 0.0 |
| 12.441 | 12.349 | 12.549 | 11.399 | Special circumstance assistance | 11.615 | 0.0 |
| 2.535 | 5.690 | 16.350 | 12.894 | Children's Action Plan | 12.020 | 0.0 |
| 20.000 | Support for the provision of social housing supply | 13.550 | 0.1 | |||
| 3.000 | Transformation Programme: Investing in New Zealand Children and their Families | 14.500 | 0.1 | |||
| 16.489 | 16.237 | 15.502 | 15.045 | Management of Student Loans | 15.545 | 0.1 |
| 7.124 | 10.305 | 9.869 | 12.331 | Families commission | 15.618 | 0.1 |
| 15.470 | 17.102 | 15.431 | 15.704 | Management of student support | 16.056 | 0.1 |
| 17.814 | 17.677 | 17.677 | 18.773 | Counselling and rehabilitation services | 16.899 | 0.1 |
| 24.218 | 21.467 | 20.145 | 18.910 | Study scholarships and awards | 19.167 | 0.1 |
| 0.269 | 18.389 | 18.277 | 20.722 | Policy Advice | 19.395 | 0.1 |
| 16.953 | 19.603 | 16.903 | 19.045 | Out of school care programs | 19.410 | 0.1 |
| 0.000 | 0.000 | 17.268 | 28.266 | Services to support people to access accommodation | 30.090 | 0.01 |
| 36.557 | 37.828 | 36.426 | 36.902 | Income support and assistance to seniors | 36.866 | 0.1 |
| 30.916 | 39.005 | 38.858 | 41.035 | Youth & Young Parent Payment | 41.785 | 0.2 |
| 45.786 | Investing in Communities | 43.938 | 0.2 | |||
| 49.350 | Investigation of Overpayments and fraud | 49.390 | 0.2 | |||
| 80.087 | 83.983 | 84.302 | 75.825 | Debt write-downs | 74.999 | 0.3 |
| 78.441 | Community Participation Services | 83.908 | 0.3 | |||
| 78.462 | 84.903 | 84.734 | 84.734 | Family wellbeing services | 84.913 | 0.3 |
| 0.000 | 9.724 | 51.867 | 75.709 | Improving work readiness | 89.039 | 0.4 |
| 57.439 | 68.962 | 80.190 | 120.838 | MSD - CapEx | 97.143 | 0.4 |
| 110.005 | 108.496 | 106.590 | 113.751 | Strong Families & Connected Families | 107.833 | 0.4 |
| 129.940 | 129.546 | 131.380 | 130.876 | Youth justice services | 132.310 | 0.5 |
| 146.301 | 143.366 | 145.413 | 146.159 | Recoverable assistance | 147.256 | 0.6 |
| 114.536 | 121.193 | 128.398 | 142.065 | Orphan's/unsupported child's benefit | 148.356 | 0.6 |
| 171.319 | 0.000 | 156.403 | 186.044 | Veterans' pension | 177.452 | 0.7 |
| 185.724 | 185.402 | 182.784 | 186.585 | Childcare Assistance | 211.420 | 0.9 |
| 0.000 | 146.291 | 306.818 | 302.471 | Adminstering income support | 276.500 | 1.1 |
| 0.000 | 123.049 | 239.571 | 295.719 | Improving employment outcomes | 299.240 | 1.2 |
| 273.376 | 269.410 | 260.806 | 288.249 | Hardship Assistance | 299.514 | 1.2 |
| 384.647 | 378.569 | 373.460 | 376.856 | Disability Assistance | 376.368 | 1.5 |
| 345.765 | 349.306 | 362.315 | 396.205 | Care and Protection Services | 406.364 | 1.6 |
| 592.027 | 541.791 | 531.011 | 496.334 | Student allowances | 510.046 | 2.1 |
| 0.000 | 0.000 | 718.428 | 766.141 | Part payment of rent to social housing providers | 826.520 | 3.3 |
| 1,178.202 | 1,149.002 | 1,140.782 | 1,134.979 | Accommodation assistance | 1,149.046 | 4.6 |
| 0.000 | 1224.578 | 1,243.285 | 1,150.717 | Sole Parent Support | 1,199.351 | 4.8 |
| 0.000 | 1422.187 | 1,517.852 | 1,523.917 | Supported Living Payment | 1,514.521 | 6.1 |
| 0.000 | 1,693.031 | 1,647.600 | 1,674.256 | Jobseeker Support and Emergency Benefit | 1,676.898 | 6.7 |
| 1,553.100 | 1,641.145 | 1,684.384 | 1,637.736 | Student loans | 1,682.436 | 6.8 |
| 10,234.628 | 10,902.665 | 11,590.323 | 12,260.531 | New Zealand Superannuation | 12,911.646 | 52.0 |
| ---------- | ---------- | ---------- | ---------- | |||
| $21,522.4 | $21,987.5 | $23,325.3 | $24,146.3 | Totals: | $24,941.6 | 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/2016/by/vote/index.htm
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