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Budget 2007 made a number of changes to the KiwiSaver scheme: [3] Member contributions to KiwiSaver were matched by a tax credit, to a maximum of $20 per week (a total of $1,040 per year); Increases to employers contributions to employees KiwiSaver accounts.
The employer contribution is taxed at the employee's marginal tax rate, so the actual amount the employee receives in their account is between 1.83% and 2.685%. From the start of the scheme until May 2015, those who joined KiwiSaver received a $1,000 tax-free "kick start" to their KiwiSaver account from the government.
An added incentive for younger people is the ability to make a one-off withdrawal from their KiwiSaver fund to help to buy their first home. [16] While KiwiSaver remains completely voluntary, 2.15 million New Zealanders actively contributed to KiwiSaver schemes as of June 2013, equal to 56 percent of the country's population under 65. [17] [18]
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The Kiwisaver Act 2006 (NZ) Schedule 1 sections 8 and 10 schemes require that members may withdraw to purchase a first home or in the case of significant financial hardship. A QROPS cannot allow purchases of residential property or allow access before the British pension age.
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KiwiSaver requires a contribution from your wage of which your employer will match, the government will also contribute annually. [14] When starting a job in New Zealand your employer will automatically enrol you into the scheme. Any money obtained in the Australian super system can be transferred over to KiwiSaver. [14]