Benefit Receipt of Migrants to New Zealand – 2007
Author: Asif Quazi
This report details findings from the 12th annual information match between Ministry of Social Development benefit and Department of Labour immigration data to determine the extent of benefit receipt by migrants. In 2007, the benefit rate was significantly lower than in 2002, falling by 1.5 percent.
This report details findings from the 12th annual information match between Ministry of Social Development benefit and Department of Labour immigration data. The purpose is to determine the extent of benefit receipt by recent migrants.
At the end of June 2007, there were 13,181 records of individuals receiving one of the benefits examined who had an immigration date recorded by MSD on or subsequent to 1 July 1998. Of these 11,804 were successfully matched with Department records. The benefit receipt rate was significantly lower in 2007 than in 2002, falling from 6.9 percent in 2002, to 5.4 percent in 2007.
The reductions in the benefit rate can be attributed to a combination of factors including the New Zealand economy going through a sustained period of growth and falling unemployment, changes in immigration policy and the introduction of specific settlement support services to migrants and refugees.
The majority of migrants who were receiving a benefit had entered under the Family Sponsored Stream (56 percent). The Emergency Benefit (EB) was the most common benefit type, received by almost half of all migrant beneficiaries. Those approved for residence under the Skilled/Business Stream had a lower rate of benefit receipt (1.2 percent).
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