Key Facts at the end of June 2013 Wellington Region This fact sheet defines the working-age population as aged 18–64 years, to reflect the minimum age of entitlement to most benefits and the age of eligibility for New Zealand Superannuation. All information in this fact sheet refers to working-age recipients of the benefits concerned. 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 benefits1 Numbers of working-age recipients of main benefits (aged 18–64 years), at the end of June 2008, at the end of June 2012, and at the end of June 2013, by service centre Numbers of recipients who were registered in: Jun-2008 Johnsonville Kilbirnie Lower Hutt Naenae Newtown Porirua Upper Hutt Wainuiomata Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington East, Wellington North and Wellington Super Centre Number of working-age recipients (aged 18–64 years) of a main benefit Jun-2012 Jun-2013 1,248 1,699 2,333 3,011 1,826 4,618 2,213 1,278 1,509 1,990 2,922 3,571 1,826 5,530 2,594 1,741 1,539 1,939 2,540 3,565 1,863 5,290 2,545 1,777 1,963 2,241 2,189 20,189 23,924 23,247 Source: IAP, numbers of working-age recipients of main benefits at the end of June. Note: 1 Numbers receiving a main benefit exclude the partners, spouses and dependents of recipients of a main benefit. Includes Unemployment Benefits, Unemployment Benefits – Hardship (includes Unemployment Benefits – Student Hardship), Independent Youth Benefits, Youth Payments, Young Parent Payments, Domestic Purposes Benefits – Sole Parent, Domestic Purposes Benefits – Care of Sick or Infirm, Domestic Purposes Benefits – Women Alone, Sickness Benefits, Sickness Benefits – Hardship, Emergency Maintenance Allowances, Invalid’s Benefits, Widow’s Benefits and Emergency Benefits. Youth Payments and Young Parent Payments replaced Independent Youth Benefits from August 2012. Centre for Social Research and Evaluation Ministry of Social Development Wellington Region Service Centre Fact Sheet June 2013 Unemployment Benefit2 Numbers of working-age Unemployment Benefit recipients (aged 18–64 years), at the end of June 2008, at the end of June 2012, and at the end of June 2013, by service centre Numbers of recipients who were registered in: Jun-2008 Johnsonville Kilbirnie Lower Hutt Naenae Newtown Porirua Upper Hutt Wainuiomata Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington East, Wellington North and Wellington Super Centre Number of working-age Unemployment Benefit recipients (aged 18– 64 years) Source: Note: 2 Jun-2012 Jun-2013 175 110 308 305 374 513 225 157 143 354 705 599 388 784 448 408 348 331 503 703 321 972 358 455 303 426 572 2,470 4,255 4,563 IAP, numbers of working-age Unemployment Benefit recipients at the end of June. Numbers receiving an Unemployment Benefit exclude the partners, spouses and dependents of Unemployment Benefit recipients. Includes Unemployment Benefits and Unemployment Benefits – Hardship (excludes Unemployment Benefits – Student Hardship). Centre for Social Research and Evaluation Ministry of Social Development Wellington Region Service Centre Fact Sheet June 2013 Domestic Purposes Benefit3 Numbers of working-age Domestic Purposes Benefit recipients (aged 18–64 years), at the end of June 2008, at the end of June 2012, and at the end of June 2013, by service centre Numbers of recipients who were registered in: Jun-2008 Johnsonville Kilbirnie Lower Hutt Naenae Newtown Porirua Upper Hutt Wainuiomata Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington East, Wellington North and Wellington Super Centre Number of working-age Domestic Purposes Benefit recipients (aged 18–64 years) Source: 3 Jun-2012 Jun-2013 438 466 735 1,180 356 1,960 743 590 445 499 809 1,328 388 2,171 846 725 430 469 697 1,256 382 1,949 810 693 331 372 329 6,799 7,583 7,015 IAP, numbers of working-age Domestic Purposes Benefit recipients at the end of June. Includes Domestic Purposes Benefits – Sole Parent, Domestic Purposes Benefits – Women Alone, Domestic Purposes Benefits – Care of Sick or Infirm, and Emergency Maintenance Allowances. Centre for Social Research and Evaluation Ministry of Social Development Wellington Region Service Centre Fact Sheet June 2013 Sickness Benefit4 Numbers of working-age Sickness Benefit recipients (aged 18–64 years), at the end of June 2008, at the end of June 2012, and at the end of June 2013, by service centre Numbers of recipients who were registered in: Jun-2008 Johnsonville Kilbirnie Lower Hutt Naenae Newtown Porirua Upper Hutt Wainuiomata Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington East, Wellington North and Wellington Super Centre Number of working-age Sickness Benefit recipients (aged 18–64 years) Source: Note: 4 Jun-2012 Jun-2013 220 402 389 498 352 644 376 167 319 409 467 554 354 761 499 224 280 399 426 507 352 706 502 230 449 558 490 3,497 4,145 3,892 IAP, numbers of working-age Sickness Benefit recipients at the end of June. Numbers receiving a Sickness Benefit exclude the partners, spouses and dependents of Sickness Benefit recipients. Includes Sickness Benefits and Sickness Benefits – Hardship. Centre for Social Research and Evaluation Ministry of Social Development Wellington Region Service Centre Fact Sheet June 2013 Invalid’s Benefit Numbers of working-age Invalid’s Benefit recipients (aged 18–64 years), at the end of June 2008, at the end of June 2012, and at the end of June 2013, by service centre Numbers of recipients who were registered in: Jun-2008 Johnsonville Kilbirnie Lower Hutt Naenae Newtown Porirua Upper Hutt Wainuiomata Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington East, Wellington North and Wellington Super Centre Number of working-age Invalid’s Benefit recipients (aged 18–64 years) Source: Note: Jun-2012 Jun-2013 332 526 763 795 572 1,129 722 270 391 597 792 847 532 1,240 671 298 396 625 792 900 575 1,281 691 310 620 718 687 5,729 6,086 6,257 IAP, numbers of working-age Invalid’s Benefit recipients at the end of June. Numbers receiving an Invalid’s Benefit exclude the partners, spouses and dependents of Invalid’s Benefit recipients. Centre for Social Research and Evaluation Ministry of Social Development Wellington Region Service Centre Fact Sheet June 2013