Browse data msd_benefit_by_ta

NZ Main Benefits — by Territorial Authority

Quarterly count of all working-age main benefit recipients by territorial authority, 2021–present. From MSD Quarterly Benefit Fact Sheets.

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Data as of 2026-07-28  · quarterly  · 3,585 rows

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Dataset ID
msd_benefit_by_ta
Data source
MSD
Last refreshed
2026-07-28
Refresh cadence
quarterly
API endpoint
https://api.eolas.fyi/v1/datasets/msd_benefit_by_ta/data

Columns (3)

schema glossary · auto-generated
Column Type Description
quarter string Quarter
territorial_authority string Territorial authority
recipients long Recipients

How to query this dataset

Fetch all data (JSON)
curl https://api.eolas.fyi/v1/datasets/msd_benefit_by_ta/data \
  -H "X-API-Key: your_key_here"
Filter by date range
curl "https://api.eolas.fyi/v1/datasets/msd_benefit_by_ta/data?start=2020-01-01&end=2024-12-31" \
  -H "X-API-Key: your_key_here"
Download as CSV
curl "https://api.eolas.fyi/v1/datasets/msd_benefit_by_ta/data?format=csv" \
  -H "X-API-Key: your_key_here" -o msd_benefit_by_ta.csv

Data preview

QuarterTerritorial AuthorityRecipients
2014-12Ashburton District1030
2014-12Auckland City27930
2014-12Auckland Super City0
2014-12Buller District957
2014-12Carterton District451

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