National’s failed cost-of-living programme includes yet another broken promise, with Nicola Willis today ignoring her own deadline to fix the botched FamilyBoost scheme.

“Nicola Willis has failed to fix FamilyBoost by the end of June as she promised. Whether it’s cost of living support, delivering on ferries, or fixing our broken healthcare system, this government has proved time and time again that they cannot be trusted to keep their promises,” Labour finance and economy spokesperson Barbara Edmonds said.

“First, Nicola Willis admitted that she can’t identify even a single family that has received the full $250 per fortnight tax cut that she promised during the campaign.

“Recognising what a disaster it’s been, Nicola Willis promised she would announce fixes to FamilyBoost by the end of June, but even that was just another empty promise. June has come and gone and struggling families are still waiting for relief.

“National has no problem moving quickly when it comes to scrapping women’s pay or giving handouts to landlords and tobacco companies. But when it comes to delivering on their own promises to make life more affordable it’s all talk and no action.

“It just shows how out of touch they are with the real pressures people are under. Kiwis need real solutions to the cost-of-living crisis, not more empty promises from this government,” Barbara Edmonds said.