Learn about the new Child Tax Credit expansion and how it will help American families
Today, families will begin receiving the expanded #ChildTaxCredit. To mark the moment, Irwin Garfinkel and Megan Curran discuss the center’s research contribution and how the Child tax Credit will benefit American families.
The American Rescue Plan could cut child poverty by more than half
This fact sheet projects annual poverty rates for 2021 under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, legislation to provide economic relief amidst the ongoing COVID-19 crisis. Our analysis reveals a relief package containing enhanced Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits, unemployment benefits, family and child care tax credits, as well as direct cash payments could cut child poverty by more than half in 2021.
An expanded and inclusive Child Tax Credit would cut child poverty by 45%: a national and state-by-state analysis
This fact sheet analyses the poverty reduction potential of the proposed American Family Act (AFA). The AFA would make the full benefit available to families with the lowest incomes and increase the maximum Child Tax Credit available to families with eligible children.