KiwiSaver statistics as at 30 April 2010

KiwiSaver members

Method of joining KiwiSaver Members
Opt in via provider (active choice) 667,609
Opt in via employer 209,274
Automatically enrolled 524,122
Total membership (net of opt outs and closures) 1,401,005
Opt out 242,746
Closed 1 12,522
Active contribution holidays (includes active financial hardship holidays) 42,476

Demographics of KiwiSaver members

Age band Members
0-17 259,601
18-24 222,932
25-34 223,486
35-44 227,545
45-54 226,778
55+ 235,135
No information 5,528
  1,401,005

 

Gender Members
Female 725,701
Male 671,441
No information 4,493
  1,401,005

 

Payments to providers
(gross)
April 2010
($) million
Financial year 2009-10
($) million
Employee deductions 86.6 880.3
Employer contributions 50.2 518.1
Voluntary contributions 0.7 6.4
Total member contributions 137.5 1,404.9
Member tax credit (MTC) 0.3 572.3
Kick-start 23.6 308.0
Fee subsidy 0.1 8.8
Interest 0.3 4.0
Total crown contributions 24.3 893.0
Total payments to providers 161.8 2,297.9

Payments to scheme providers

Figures are provisional. Inland Revenue is currently reconciling final payments.

Figures are gross and do not include payments refunded by providers to Inland Revenue.

Figures do not include KiwiSaver contributions held by Inland Revenue.

MTC figures represent all MTC paid to KiwiSaver providers. Figures exclude MTC paid to complying funds.


1 Closed accounts are primarily due to people being incorrectly enrolled or being ineligible for enrolment, or a provider initiated closure, for example due to the death of a member.