KiwiSaver statistics as at 31 May 2011

KiwiSaver members

Method of joining KiwiSaver Members
Opt in via provider (active choice) 864,626
Opt in via employer 230,589
Automatically enrolled 637,435
Total membership (net of opt outs and closures) 1,732,650
Opt out 248,241
Closed 1 25,226
Active contribution holidays (includes active financial hardship holidays) 61,332

Demographics of KiwiSaver members

Age band Members
0-17 303,820
18-24 268,501
25-34 290,343
35-44 280,386
45-54 279,396
55+ 299,556
No information 10,648
  1,732,650

 

Gender Members
Female 893,124
Male 830,939
No information 8,587
  1,732,650

 

Payments to providers
(gross)
May 2011
($) million
Financial year 2010-11
($) million
Employee deductions 112.0 1,052.1
Employer contributions 72.3 674.8
Voluntary contributions 1.7 12.6
Total member contributions 186.0 1,739.6
Member tax credit (MTC) 0.5 663.4
Kick-start 27.6 303.6
Interest 0.5 3.7
Total crown contributions 28.6 970.8
Total payments to providers 214.6 2,710.3

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.