Key Facts at the end of September 2009 Southern Region Please note that 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. 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 benefits1
Numbers of working-age recipients of main benefits (aged 18–64 years), at the end of September 2004, at the end of September 2008, and at the end of September 2009, by service centre
Numbers of recipients who were registered in: Sep-2004 Sep-2008 Sep-2009
Alexandra 614 453 565 Balclutha 864 759 882 Dunedin City, The Gardens Dunedin (Dunedin North), and Dunedin Super Centre 5,254 4,429 5,237 Gore 1,090 748 906 Invercargill 6,440 4,827 5,710 Mosgiel 940 772 949 Oamaru 1,344 1,132 1,268 Queenstown 305 256 441 South Dunedin 2,364 2,104 2,362 Timaru 4,027 2,977 3,689
Number of working-age recipients (aged 18–64 years) of a main benefit 23,242 18,457 22,009 Source: IAP, numbers of working-age recipients of main benefits at the end of September. Note: Numbers receiving a main benefit exclude the partners, spouses and dependents of recipients of a main benefit.
1 Includes Unemployment Benefits, Unemployment Benefits – Hardship (includes Unemployment Benefits – Student – Hardship), Independent Youth Benefits, 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. Unemployment Benefit2
Numbers of working-age Unemployment Benefit recipients (aged 18–64 years), at the end of September 2004, at the end of September 2008, and at the end of September 2009, by service centre
Numbers of recipients who were registered in: Sep-2004 Sep-2008 Sep-2009
Alexandra 69 11 73 Balclutha 336 221 318 Dunedin City, The Gardens Dunedin (Dunedin North), and Dunedin Super Centre 1,099 437 1,185 Gore 417 53 158 Invercargill 2,282 1,197 1,927 Mosgiel 137 44 172 Oamaru 282 132 262 Queenstown 43 0 119 South Dunedin 427 203 336 Timaru 949 303 755
Number of working-age Unemployment Benefit recipients (aged 18– 64 years) 6,041 2,601 5,305 Source: IAP, numbers of working-age Unemployment Benefit recipients at the end of September. Note: Numbers receiving an Unemployment Benefit exclude the partners, spouses and dependents of Unemployment Benefit recipients.
2 Includes Unemployment Benefits and Unemployment Benefits – Hardship (excludes Unemployment Benefits – Student – Hardship). Domestic Purposes Benefit3
Numbers of working-age Domestic Purposes Benefit recipients (aged 18–64 years), at the end of September 2004, at the end of September 2008, and at the end of September 2009, by service centre
Numbers of recipients who were registered in: Sep-2004 Sep-2008 Sep-2009
Alexandra 209 161 181 Balclutha 180 184 191 Dunedin City, The Gardens Dunedin (Dunedin North), and Dunedin Super Centre 1,240 1,036 1,100 Gore 239 237 272 Invercargill 1,742 1,405 1,544 Mosgiel 242 213 238 Oamaru 321 279 286 Queenstown 123 100 122 South Dunedin 675 525 584 Timaru 1,005 769 881
Number of working-age Domestic Purposes Benefit recipients (aged 18–64 years) 5,976 4,909 5,399 Source: IAP, numbers of working-age Domestic Purposes Benefit recipients at the end of September.
3 Includes Domestic Purposes Benefits – Sole Parent, Domestic Purposes Benefits – Women Alone, Domestic Purposes Benefits – Care of Sick or Infirm, and Emergency Maintenance Allowances. Sickness Benefit4
Numbers of working-age Sickness Benefit recipients (aged 18–64 years), at the end of September 2004, at the end of September 2008, and at the end of September 2009, by service centre
Numbers of recipients who were registered in: Sep-2004 Sep-2008 Sep-2009
Alexandra 98 77 101 Balclutha 75 85 105 Dunedin City, The Gardens Dunedin (Dunedin North), and Dunedin Super Centre 996 1,120 1,115 Gore 89 105 111 Invercargill 508 529 553 Mosgiel 122 140 161 Oamaru 138 155 192 Queenstown 48 65 89 South Dunedin 391 441 482 Timaru 373 318 453
Number of working-age Sickness Benefit recipients (aged 18–64 years) 2,838 3,035 3,362 Source: IAP, numbers of working-age Sickness Benefit recipients at the end of September. Note: Numbers receiving a Sickness Benefit exclude the partners, spouses and dependents of Sickness Benefit recipients.
4 Includes Sickness Benefits and Sickness Benefits – Hardship. Invalid’s Benefit
Numbers of working-age Invalid’s Benefit recipients (aged 18–64 years), at the end of September 2004, at the end of September 2008, and at the end of September 2009, by service centre
Numbers of recipients who were registered in: Sep-2004 Sep-2008 Sep-2009
Alexandra 196 182 179 Balclutha 229 223 226 Dunedin City, The Gardens Dunedin (Dunedin North), and Dunedin Super Centre 1,663 1,620 1,602 Gore 292 310 304 Invercargill 1,581 1,461 1,437 Mosgiel 371 324 325 Oamaru 539 480 457 Queenstown 73 76 94 South Dunedin 747 828 837 Timaru 1,472 1,445 1,420
Number of working-age Invalid’s Benefit recipients (aged 18–64 years) 7,163 6,949 6,881 Source: IAP, numbers of working-age Invalid’s Benefit recipients at the end of September. Note: Numbers receiving an Invalid’s Benefit exclude the partners, spouses and dependents of Invalid’s Benefit recipients.