KiwiSaver statistics as at 31 July 2010

KiwiSaver members

Method of joining KiwiSaver Members
Opt in via provider (active choice) 727,136
Opt in via employer 212,684
Automatically enrolled 548,683
Total membership (net of opt outs and closures) 1,488,503
Opt out 247,529
Closed 1 18,173
Active contribution holidays (includes active financial hardship holidays) 47,528

Demographics of KiwiSaver members

Age band Members
0-17 273,249
18-24 232,053
25-34 240,395
35-44 239,575
45-54 239,358
55+ 255,179
No information 8,694
  1,488,503

 

Gender Members
Female 768,536
Male 712,649
No information 7,318
  1,488,503

 

Payments to providers
(gross)
July 2010
($) million
Financial year 2010-11
($) million
Employee deductions 89.8 89.8
Employer contributions 55.3 55.3
Voluntary contributions 3.4 3.4
Total member contributions 148.5 148.5
Member tax credit (MTC) 638.9 638.9
Kick-start 30.4 30.4
Fee subsidy 0.0 0.0
Interest 0.3 0.3
Total crown contributions 669.7 669.7
Total payments to providers 818.2 818.2

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.