Ngā tatauranga mō ngā pūtea KiwiSaver kua tangohia, mā te nui o te moni Statistics on KiwiSaver funds withdrawn, by amount

All current KiwiSaver data, including monthly data, is available in Excel downloads located on the Datasets for KiwiSaver statistics page. Annual data is due to be uploaded by 30 September.

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Amount of withdrawals from KiwiSaver funds by withdrawal reason each month

This graph shows the dollar amount of KiwiSaver funds withdrawn, for the purposes of first home purchase or financial hardship, over the past 12 months.

In May 2025:

• $234.2 million has been withdrawn for first home purchase or financial hardship, up from $182.5 million in May 2024 

Of this amount:

• $44.2 million was attributable to financial hardship, up from $32.7 million in May 2024
• $190.0 million was attributable to first home purchase, up from $149.8 million in May 2024

Notes:

• Figures are what has been provided by Scheme Providers to Inland Revenue and may not be 100% of all funds withdrawn.
• These figures do not cover all types of withdrawals. For example, Inland Revenue does not capture retirement withdrawals.
• Members can withdraw funds under both categories within the same period.
• Data for each month is at a point in time and does not reflect any subsequent reversals or late approvals.

Amount of KiwiSaver funds withdrawn, by withdrawal reason as at 30 June

This graph shows the amount of KiwiSaver funds withdrawn by reason as at 30 June 2024.

As at June 2024:

• $1.67 billion has been withdrawn for the purposes of first home purchase or financial hardship, up from $189.3 million in the 2014 financial year

Of this amount:

• $300.5 million was attributable to financial hardship, up from $30.4 million in the 2014 financial year
• $1.37 billion was attributable to first home purchase, up from $159.0 million in the 2014 financial year.

Notes:

• Figures represent the total withdrawn during the year.
• Figures have been provided by scheme providers to Inland Revenue and may not be 100% of all of these type of fund withdrawals.
• These figures do not cover all types of withdrawals. For example, Inland Revenue does not capture retirement withdrawals.
• Data from 2020 onwards was updated in 2024.
• From April 2020 KiwiSaver information is reported from a new system.