Families Need a Fully Refundable, Monthly Child Tax Credit

By Ashley Burnside

The 2021 Child Tax Credit (CTC) expansions demonstrated that monthly cash payments provided with little administrative burden effectively reduce child poverty and food insecurity. Congress allowed these payments to lapse at the end of 2021 but can restore them now. Federal policymakers shouldn’t provide corporations with tax relief without also helping families.

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