Income
The majority of survey respondents (91.3%) indicated that they had an income. However, the trend data between 2014 and 2010
indicates that those who have no income have increased over the period by 5.5%.
Table 11: Respondents with income
No.
Proportion of Survey Respondents
2014
2010
Has Income
232
91.3%
96.9%
No Income
22
8.6%
3.1%
Total
254
100%
100%
Of those clients who indicated they have no income:
7 said they were asylum seekers awaiting a decision on a Protection Visa;
4 had applied for a benefit and their application was currently being processed by Centrelink;
3 were refugees on a Temporary Protection Visa (TPV);
2 indicated that their Centrelink benefits have been interrupted or stopped; and
2 were recent migrants not eligible for benefits (2 year wait).
Seven respondents indicated other reasons for having no income, including being New Zealand citizens who were unable to access
Centrelink payments.
The main income sources of respondents include: Disability Support Pension (DSP) (25.5%), Newstart Allowance (NSA) (20.3%),
Status Resolution Support Services (SRSS) (19.9%), Parenting Payment Single (PPS) (12.5%) and Carer Allowance (CAR) (5.6%).
Between 2010 and 2014, the percentage of respondents indicating the DSP, NSA, PPS and CAR as their main income source has
decreased. However, in 2014 the SRSS accounts for 19.9% of the survey respondent results. The SRSS was not identified as a main
income source in previous surveys and thus no previous data or survey results are available.
Table12: Main Income Sources*
No.
No.
No.
%
Male
Female
Total
Women as a
percentage of total
Income Source
Youth Allowance (YA)
0
1
1
100%
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