Congress temporarily boosted the value of the Child Tax Credit (CTC) and expanded the maximum credit, for the first time, to ...

A Trump-backed spending bill that passed the US Senate Tuesday would increase the maximum amount families can receive for a ...

This version of the budget bill would contribute to an average net gain of $12,000 to wealthy families and a $1,600 net loss ...

“We are absolutely committed to continuing to make the case for a child tax credit,” said Lisa Tepper Bates, president and CEO of the United Way of Connecticut, which collected nearly 1,300 supporting ...

Child poverty spiked by 41 percent in January after Biden benefit program expired, study finds. The White House was unable to extend an expansion in the Child Tax Credit amid pushback from Sen ...

The Child Tax Credit was a game-changer. Credit amounts increased, with an extra boost for children under 6. Eligibility expanded to include the one-third of children nationwide historically left out.

H.R. 1, the One Big Beautiful Bill, manages to be the worst of both worlds. It spends an eye-watering amount our country can ...

Republicans want to change or reduce key social safety net programs that provide health care, food benefits and financial ...

This credit reduces a family’s tax bill by up to $2,000 per child, but its current structure leaves out millions of our poorest children while providing full benefits to families earning six ...

The GOP tax and spending bill raises the child tax credit from $2,000 to $2,200, adjusts it annually for inflation, and ...

As the Senate considers House Republicans’ “big beautiful” bill, here’s why families would get more or less money depending ...

This credit reduces a family’s tax bill by up to $2,000 per child, but its current structure leaves out millions of our poorest children while providing full benefits to families earning six ...