Kathy Wolfe: Early Childhood NZ CEO on the modelling for the FamilyBoost payment being incorrect

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It comes as no surprise to some the Government got the number of families eligible for the full FamilyBoost payment wrong.

New data shows 249 families have received the maximum payment of $975 dollars a quarter since the scheme came into effect last year.

Finance Minister Nicola Willis says IRD got the modelling wrong, as 21,000 families were thought to be eligible.

Early Childhood NZ chief executive Kathy Wolfe told Francesca Rudkin the sector always knew the scheme was flawed.

She says it doesn't reach the families it should, and there are a lot of hoops those eligible have to jump through to get access.

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