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The federal child tax credit is changing. Here’s what it means for your family
A new child tax credit is coming, bringing changes that will alter how much assistance families receive and which families ...
Trump's ‘big beautiful' bill boosts the maximum child tax credit to $2,200—here's who qualifies
President Donald Trump signed his "big beautiful" spending bill into law on July 4.
Child tax credit gets small boost in Trump's tax bill, but millions of families are left out
Currently, taxpayers who make under $200,000 annually as a single filer, or $400,000 if filing jointly, can qualify for a ...
Pandemic-era tax credit lifted families but left many immigrant children behind, study finds
Congress temporarily boosted the value of the Child Tax Credit (CTC) and expanded the maximum credit, for the first time, to ...
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Families with mixed immigration status would lose child tax credit under GOP tax and spending bill
The GOP tax and spending bill raises the child tax credit from $2,000 to $2,200, adjusts it annually for inflation, and ...
Axing two-child benefit limit still on table but 'harder' after welfare U-turn, minister says
Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson insisted the Government will 'continue to look at every lever to lift children out of ...
A CT child tax credit in 2026? Advocates vow to resume battle
“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 ...
Near-Dickensian poverty levels for some children in England, warns commissioner
A new report noted a range of concerns including lack of access to quality, healthy food and living in cramped and poor conditions.