Changes in Student Allowances in 2007
The number of student allowances recipients rose by 5 percent in both 2006 and 2007 reaching 62,500 in 2007. These increases followed a period of falling uptake.
Author: Central Forecasting and Modelling Unit [Ministry of Education]Date Published: December 2008
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- Allowances recipients by allowance type
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- Allowances recipients by main ethnic group
- Student allowances by marital status
- Student allowances by parental status
- Allowances recipients by provider type1
- Personal income
- Accommodation benefit
- Weeks with allowances
- Allowances and loan recipients
Weeks with allowances
The average number of weeks with allowances differs for different provider types and allowance types. In 2007, the average number of weeks with allowances by allowance type ranged from 19 for students with earning spouses to 33 for students under the age of 25 with no dependents; it was around 27 weeks for PTEs and wananga, 29 weeks for polytechnics and 33 weeks for universities. The overall average number of weeks with allowances was relatively stable from 2004 to 2007 at around 31 weeks.