Jul 15, 2021 | Blog Post

The Child Tax Credit will help families breathe a little easier.

On July 15, the CTC will help families breathe a little easier by lessening hard choices. The monthly payments means parents will no longer have to worry as much about how to pay rent, childcare costs, buying food, and which one to try to sacrifice for the other.

Jun 21, 2021 | Blog Post | Ashley Burnside

10 Things to Know about the Expanded Child Tax Credit

Sep 1, 2020 | Report/Brief | Ashley Burnside

CLASP Principles for Federal Tax Policy

Jan 15, 2021 | Blog Post | Ashley Burnside

Biden’s Child Tax Credit Proposal Would Help Lowest Income Families

Refundable tax credits help millions of people with low incomes avoid poverty. Chief among them are the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) and refundable Child Tax Credit (CTC), which benefitted 28 million in 2018 and lifted nearly 11 million people out of poverty. Tax credits support and reward work, help families meet basic needs, improve children's outcomes, and strengthen community economies. CLASP advocates protecting and building on these supports, including expanding the EITC to workers without children.

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Refundable Tax Credits

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September 17, 2021 | News Clip | Refundable Tax Credits

Child tax credit money eluding low-income families

September 17, 2021 | Blog Post | Refundable Tax Credits

CTC Work Requirements Would Reduce Access for Many

September 16, 2021 | News Clip | Refundable Tax Credits

About 1 million more kids could get the child tax credit in the future thanks to this change in plan from Democrats

September 15, 2021 | Press Release | Children, Youth & Families

New Census Data Show Success of Federal Programs in Addressing Poverty

September 15, 2021 | News Clip | Refundable Tax Credits

Child tax credit less likely to have been claimed by parents without high school degree, survey shows

There Are Many Reasons to Love the EITC

About 25 million people receive a refund for the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC), which they use to pay bills, cover expenses like child care, or make major purchases. The EITC is one of America’s most important anti-poverty programs, and helps to ensure millions of workers are not taxed into poverty.

10 Reasons to Love the EITC