KiwiSaver statistics as at 31 December 2011

 

KiwiSaver members

Method of joining KiwiSaver Members
Opt in via provider (active choice) 927,330
Opt in via employer 240,076
Automatically enrolled 696,166
Total membership (net of opt outs and closures) 1,863,572
Opt out 252,660
Closed 1 28,243
Active contribution holidays (includes active financial hardship holidays) 73,264

Demographics of KiwiSaver members

Age band Members
0-17 314,218
18-24 285,843
25-34 321,032
35-44 302,137
45-54 300,904
55+ 328,112
No information 11,326
  1,863,572

 

Gender Members
Female 958,442
Male 896,019
No information 9,111
  1,863,572

 

Payments to providers
(gross)
December 2011
($) million
Financial year 2011-12
($) million
Employee deductions 82.0 627.9
Employer contributions 46.3 411.0
Voluntary contributions 0.4 7.9
Total member contributions 128.7 1046.8
Member tax credit (MTC) 0.9 798.2
Kick-start 15.5 126.7
Fee subsidy 0.0 0.0
Interest 0.3 2.8
Total crown contributions 16.7 927.7
Total payments to providers 145.4 1,974.5

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.