New Faces, New Futures: New Zealand

Migrants' Income and Assets

Table 6.3: Government assistance received by migrants since residence uptake by immigration approval category
Government assistance received	Immigration approval category (%)							Total (%)
Government assistance received	Skilled principal	Skilled secondary	Business category	Family Partner	Family Parent	Pacific category	Other	Total (%)
Total %	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Total weighted	12,490	8,470	2,190	7,020	2,300	1,620	2,140	36,220
Received payments	6.0	9.3	6.4	12.5	7.0	21.6	14.5	9.3
No payments received	93.8	90.8	92.7	87.6	93.5	77.8	85.5	90.5
Not specified	0.2	S	1.4	S	S	S	S	0.2

Symbol: S = suppressed for confidentiality reasons