KiwiSaver statistics as at 30 June 2010

KiwiSaver members

Method of joining KiwiSaver Members
Opt in via provider (active choice) 706,290
Opt in via employer 211,883
Automatically enrolled 541,769
Total membership (net of opt outs and closures) 1,459,942
Opt out 245,898
Closed 1 13,656
Active contribution holidays (includes active financial hardship holidays) 45,563

Demographics of KiwiSaver members

Age band Members
0-17 266,379
18-24 228,560
25-34 235,462
35-44 235,311
45-54 235,336
55+ 250,422
No information 8,472
  1,459,942

 

Gender Members
Female 753,791
Male 698,956
No information 8,472
  1,459,942

 

Payments to providers
(gross)
June 2010
($) million
Financial year 2009-10
($) million
Employee deductions 89.3 1,051.3
Employer contributions 54.8 625.5
Voluntary contributions 1.6 8.8
Total member contributions 145.7 1,685.6
Member tax credit (MTC) 0.2 572.6
Kick-start 35.4 376.1
Fee subsidy 0.0 8.8
Interest 0.3 4.6
Total crown contributions 35.9 962.2
Total payments to providers 181.5 2,647.8

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.