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Child tax credit
School lunches aren't free to everyone anymore. Some advocates think they should be.
Jun 30, 2022
There are a lot of benefits to making school lunch and other social benefits more universal. But, yes, it's expensive to do.
As the expanded child tax credit draws to a close, yet another study highlights its positive impact
Apr 20, 2022
It's been especially important to low-income families and families of color.
Did the enhanced child tax credit really reduce household poverty?
by
David Brancaccio
, Chris Farrell
and Jarrett Dang
Mar 24, 2022
Early studies find that the enhanced credit reduced childhood poverty and food insufficiency.
Expect a messy tax season after last year's delays
Jan 17, 2022
Some 6 million returns from last year have yet to be processed. Delays could snowball for seasons to come.
The increased child care tax credit has ended — for now
Jan 17, 2022
The payments typically came through about this time, but not this month. Some families had come to depend on that extra money.
Families begin the new year without child tax credit payments
Jan 14, 2022
The one-year program increased payments and expanded eligibility to the poorest families. Congress has not moved to extend those changes.
Wednesday's child tax credit payments could be the last
Dec 15, 2021
The expansion of the child tax credit was temporary and will expire at the end of the year unless Congress votes to extend it.
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Joe Manchin is calling for a work requirement for the child tax credit. Would that be effective?
by
Janet Nguyen
Oct 20, 2021
The revamped CTC provides a monthly check to families — without requiring an income.
Pressure mounts to require parents to work to get the child tax credit
Oct 6, 2021
Opponents fear that requirement could make the benefit inaccessible to the families who need it most.
Some undocumented immigrants aren't getting their child tax credit payments
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Anais Amin
Sep 29, 2021
The people who most need the aid “have to jump the most hurdles to get it,” says Chabeli Carrazana, economy reporter at the 19th.