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NOTE 3: Transfer payments and subsidies

NOTE 3: Transfer payments and subsidies
2012
Actual
$m
2013
Previous
Budget
$m
2013
Forecast
$m
2014
Forecast
$m
2015
Forecast
$m
2016
Forecast
$m
2017
Forecast
$m
New Zealand Superannuation 9,584 10,243 10,228 10,850 11,415 12,073 12,686
Family tax credit 2,082 2,113 2,062 2,037 1,993 1,961 1,976
Domestic Purposes Benefit 1,811 1,820 1,751 1,762 1,776 1,811 1,840
Invalid's Benefit 1,325 1,321 1,323 1,305 1,277 1,273 1,274
Accommodation Supplement 1,195 1,243 1,197 1,229 1,248 1,271 1,288
Unemployment Benefit 883 881 836 839 814 804 783
Sickness Benefit 775 781 784 809 845 868 878
In-work tax credit 567 565 541 511 493 483 479
Student allowances 644 602 623 572 526 503 489
Income related rents 580 626 614 660 707 759 808
Disability allowances 401 366 363 358 356 358 358
Other social assistance benefits 1,309 1,470 1,442 1,442 1,424 1,432 1,446
Total social assistance grants 21,156 22,031 21,764 22,374 22,874 23,596 24,305

Subsidies

KiwiSaver subsidies 688 688 710 702 696 721 748

Other transfer payments

Official development assistance 510 499 533 495 495 545 545
Total transfer payments and subsidies 22,354 23,218 23,007 23,571 24,065 24,862 25,598
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