KiwiSaver statistics as at 31 October 2011

KiwiSaver members

Method of joining KiwiSaver Members
Opt in via provider (active choice) 910,989
Opt in via employer 237,755
Automatically enrolled 680,706
Total membership (net of opt outs and closures) 1,829,450
Opt out 252,045
Closed 1 27,331
Active contribution holidays (includes active financial hardship holidays) 70,080

Demographics of KiwiSaver members

Age band Members
0-17 312,232
18-24 280,956
25-34 312,793
35-44 296,498
45-54 295,497
55+ 320,393
No information 11,081
  1,829,450

 

Gender Members
Female 941,408
Male 879,282
No information 8,760
  1,829,450

 

Payments to providers
(gross)
October 2011
($) million
Financial year 2011-12
($) million
Employee deductions 96.0 424.3
Employer contributions 67.9 285.2
Voluntary contributions 0.6 6.8
Total member contributions 164.5 716.3
Member tax credit (MTC) 4.7 794.9
Kick-start 18.4 91.5
Interest 0.4 1.9
Total crown contributions 23.5 888.3
Total payments to providers 188.0 1,604.6

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.