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Core Crown Expense Tables

Core Crown Expense Tables
($millions)	2008 Actual	2009 Actual	2010 Actual	2011 Actual	2012 Actual	2013 Forecast	2014 Forecast	2015 Forecast	2016 Forecast	2017 Forecast
Social security and welfare	17,877	19,382	21,185	22,005	22,028	22,893	23,595	24,110	24,534	25,246
GSF pension expenses	690	655	328	305	192	278	274	306	347	380
Health	11,297	12,368	13,128	13,753	14,160	14,526	14,950	14,880	14,910	14,888
Education	9,551	11,455	11,724	11,650	11,654	12,355	12,389	12,462	12,556	12,610
Core government services	3,371	5,293	2,974	5,563	5,428	5,572	4,637	4,277	4,278	4,203
Law and order	2,894	3,089	3,191	3,382	3,403	3,511	3,561	3,450	3,508	3,481
Defence	1,562	1,757	1,814	1,809	1,736	1,822	1,933	1,900	1,952	1,857
Transport and communications	2,244	2,663	2,345	2,281	2,232	2,352	2,162	2,219	2,147	2,218
Economic and industrial services	2,889	2,960	2,806	2,542	2,073	2,052	2,152	2,093	2,112	2,125
Primary services	541	534	507	706	648	684	818	725	698	669
Heritage, culture and recreation	561	586	630	741	863	842	854	808	801	799
Housing and community development	260	297	339	943	( 46)	317	335	320	261	200
Environmental protection	546	416	651	1,225	769	519	496	428	440	430
Other	254	118	80	479	425	657	728	477	704	704
Finance costs	2,460	2,429	2,311	3,066	3,511	3,557	3,622	3,928	3,883	4,273
Forecast for future new spending	..	..	..	..	..	42	461	1,324	2,347	3,408
Top-down expense adjustment	..	..	..	..	..	( 330)	( 600)	( 250)	( 300)	( 300)
Core Crown expenses	56,997	64,002	64,013	70,450	69,076	71,649	72,367	73,457	75,178	77,191

Source: The Treasury

Table 6.1 - Social security and welfare expenses
($millions)	2008 Actual	2009 Actual	2010 Actual	2011 Actual	2012 Actual	2013 Forecast	2014 Forecast	2015 Forecast	2016 Forecast	2017 Forecast
Welfare benefits (see below)	16,288	17,366	18,961	19,781	20,375	20,842	21,610	21,968	22,602	23,293
Social rehabilitation and compensation	199	336	331	119	81	107	173	159	153	156
Departmental expenses	850	1,092	1,130	1,127	1,122	1,183	1,174	1,140	1,122	1,120
Child support impairment	193	205	371	281	72	318	392	408	229	253
Other non-departmental expenses¹	347	383	392	697	378	443	246	435	428	424
Social security and welfare expenses	17,877	19,382	21,185	22,005	22,028	22,893	23,595	24,110	24,534	25,246

Other non-departmental expenses and other expenses include costs associated with the Canterbury earthquakes.

Source: The Treasury

Table 6.2 - Welfare benefit expenses
($millions)	2008 Actual	2009 Actual	2010 Actual	2011 Actual	2012 Actual	2013 Forecast	2014 Forecast	2015 Forecast	2016 Forecast	2017 Forecast
New Zealand Superannuation	7,348	7,744	8,290	8,830	9,584	10,235	10,894	11,495	12,102	12,712
Jobseeker Support and Emergency Benefit	..	..	..	..	..	..	1,773	1,867	1,858	1,850
Supported living payment	..	..	..	..	..	..	1,392	1,435	1,443	1,456
Sole parent support	..	..	..	..	..	..	1,288	1,341	1,366	1,391
Domestic Purposes Benefit	1,478	1,530	1,693	1,757	1,811	1,738	67	..	..	..
Invalid's Benefit	1,216	1,260	1,303	1,306	1,325	1,329	53	..	..	..
Sickness Benefit	582	613	710	743	775	782	32	..	..	..
Unemployment Benefit	458	586	930	943	883	806	29	..	..	..
Family Tax Credit	1,897	2,062	2,168	2,139	2,071	2,047	2,026	1,993	1,950	1,932
Other working for families tax credits	614	619	628	616	599	572	539	521	511	510
Accommodation Assistance	891	989	1,154	1,197	1,195	1,178	1,191	1,211	1,228	1,244
Income-Related Rents	465	512	522	553	580	637	662	683	719	762
Disability Assistance	278	390	411	409	401	385	380	377	376	376
Benefits paid in Australia	58	50	45	40	37	22	19	15	12	34
Paid Parental Leave	135	143	154	154	158	167	176	183	196	196
Childcare Assistance	150	159	178	188	188	186	184	183	184	184
War Disablement Pensions	134	125	137	135	128	126	122	124	124	118
Veteran's Pension	161	176	179	178	177	171	167	159	154	148
Other benefits	423	408	459	593	463	461	616	381	379	380
Benefit expenses	16,288	17,366	18,961	19,781	20,375	20,842	21,610	21,968	22,602	23,293

Source: The Treasury

Table 6.2 - Welfare benefit expenses (continued)
Beneficiary numbers (Thousands)	2008 Actual	2009 Actual	2010 Actual	2011 Actual	2012 Actual	2013 Forecast	2014 Forecast	2015 Forecast	2016 Forecast	2017 Forecast
New Zealand Superannuation	508	522	540	561	585	612	637	660	682	704
Jobseeker Support and Emergency Benefit	..	..	..	..	..	..	143	143	139	137
Supported living payment	..	..	..	..	..	..	94	92	91	91
Sole parent support	..	..	..	..	..	..	83	81	81	81
Domestic Purposes Benefit	97	101	110	114	114	109	..	..	..	..
Invalid's Benefit	82	86	88	88	87	87	..	..	..	..
Sickness Benefit	48	50	58	60	60	60	..	..	..	..
Unemployment Benefit	37	48	78	80	73	74	..	..	..	..
Accommodation Supplement	245	267	312	320	311	305	304	305	305	306

Source: Ministry of Social Development

From July 2013, changes to the benefit system and existing benefit categories will take place. Three new categories of benefit; Supported living payment, Sole parent support and Jobseeker Support and Emergency Benefit; will replace the following existing categories: Domestic Purposes Benefit, Invalid's Benefit, Unemployment Benefit, Sickness Benefit and Widow's Benefit. Due to the changes, there is no historical data for the new benefit categories and no forecast data for the existing categories beyond July 2013.

Table 6.3 - Health expenses
($millions)	2008 Actual	2009 Actual	2010 Actual	2011 Actual	2012 Actual	2013 Forecast	2014 Forecast	2015 Forecast	2016 Forecast	2017 Forecast
Departmental outputs	206	206	211	199	186	172	184	185	185	185
Health services purchasing (see below)	10,503	11,354	12,077	12,530	13,018	13,355	13,717	13,626	13,613	13,614
Other non-departmental outputs	97	98	106	120	119	233	285	263	271	253
Health payments to ACC	463	667	691	849	744	719	715	758	791	786
Other expenses	28	43	43	55	93	47	49	48	50	50
Health expenses	11,297	12,368	13,128	13,753	14,160	14,526	14,950	14,880	14,910	14,888

Source: The Treasury

Table 6.4 - Health services purchasing
($millions)	2008 Actual	2009 Actual	2010 Actual	2011 Actual	2012 Actual	2013 Forecast	2014 Forecast	2015 Forecast	2016 Forecast	2017 Forecast
Payments to District Health Boards	9,312	10,038	10,670	11,133	11,542	11,942	12,179	12,164	12,157	12,164
National disability support services	834	889	930	971	1,029	1,036	1,103	1,089	1,089	1,089
Public health services purchasing	357	427	477	426	447	377	435	373	367	361
Health services purchasing	10,503	11,354	12,077	12,530	13,018	13,355	13,717	13,626	13,613	13,614

Source: The Treasury

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