child tax credit

A breakdown of how much you’re paying for Social Security, health care, food assistance, the national debt, defense, and more.

Lori Evers, a retired CPA and volunteer with the AARP Foundation's Tax Aide program, breaks down the latest tax changes, plus how to protect yourself from identity theft.

Many filers have seen bigger refunds this year, especially those who are middle- or upper-middle income.

Despite wage gains, lower-income families have been hit hard by inflation and the expiration of pandemic-era benefits.

Relatively unknown on the national stage, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz has helped push through policies like universal free meals at school and a statewide child tax credit.

The economic life of a child at home has a direct relationship to how things go at school, per the Kids Count Data Book from the Annie E. Casey Foundation.

A new report warns that the looming withdrawal of pandemic-era aid for childcare could hurt children and families.

Pandemic tax credits have dried up, like the temporary expansion of the child tax credit and the earned income tax credit.

The supplemental poverty rate fell to its lowest since 2009. Children living in poverty fell by almost half.

There are a lot of benefits to making school lunch and other social benefits more universal. But, yes, it’s expensive to do.