Amount of withdrawals from KiwiSaver funds by withdrawal reason each month
This graph has shows the $ amount of KiwiSaver funds withdrawn, for the purposes of first home purchase or financial hardship.
In March 2022:
- $112.8 million has been withdrawn for first home purchase or financial hardship, down from $171.4 million in March 2021
- $10.7 million was attributable to financial hardship, down from $12.4 million in March 2021
- $102.1 million was attributable to first home purchase, down from $159 million in March 2021
Amount of withdrawals from KiwiSaver funds by withdrawal reason each financial year
This graph has 10 clustered vertical bars. The vertical axis shows the $ amount of KiwiSaver funds withdrawn, for the purposes of first home purchase or financial hardship. The horizontal axis represents data from June 2012 to June 2021.

In June 2021:
- $ 1,740 million has been withdrawn for the purposes of first home purchase or financial hardship, up from $86 million in the 2012 financial year
- $ 145 million was attributable to financial hardship, up from 23 million in the 2012 financial year
- $ 1,596 million was attributable to first home purchase, up from 63 million in the 2012 financial year.