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Under the American Rescue Plan Act, the maximum Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) for workers without children in the household would increase from $543 to $1,502. That difference is the price of a car repair, of one month’s rent, or of a laptop for school. Congress must pass this bill and provide critical relief to workers who are paid low incomes during the economic crisis.
Policymakers can support young workers through the pandemic by expanding the EITC to encompass more childless workers and increase monthly benefit.