KiwiSaver statistics as at 31 August 2011

KiwiSaver members

Method of joining KiwiSaver Members
Opt in via provider (active choice) 895,035
Opt in via employer 235,113
Automatically enrolled 663,912
Total membership (net of opt outs and closures) 1,794,060
Opt out 251,208
Closed 1 26,489
Active contribution holidays (includes active financial hardship holidays) 67,115

Demographics of KiwiSaver members

Age band Members
0-17 310,070
18-24 276,374
25-34 304,354
35-44 290,548
45-54 289,719
55+ 312,116
No information 10,879
  1,794,060

 

Gender Members
Female 923,804
Male 861,488
No information 8,768
  1,794,060

 

Payments to providers
(gross)
August 2011
($) million
Financial year 2011-12
($) million
Employee deductions 115.5 213.2
Employer contributions 76.8 141.5
Voluntary contributions 0.8 5.4
Total member contributions 193.2 360.1
Member tax credit (MTC) 17.9 787.0
Kick-start 28.7 52.3
Interest 0.5 1.0
Total crown contributions 47.2 840.3
Total payments to providers 240.3 1,200.4

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.