child tax credit

Is Hochul's child tax credit enough? Some lawmakers say no

Jeongyoon Han

The challenge to one of Hochul’s “affordability agenda” items, led by state Sen. Andrew Gounardes, D-Brooklyn, is seeing renewed support while cities like Rochester and Syracuse face some of the highest child poverty rates across the country, and about 1 in 5 children across the state experience poverty.

A child tax credit poster is displayed during a news conference in Washington, D.C., on July 15. Early data shows that after the child tax credit payments went out this summer, the number of households with children who experience food insufficiency dropped.

The New Child Tax Credit Brings A Drop In Households Reporting Hunger

Deepa Shivaram

Early data shows that after the child tax credit payments started going out this summer, the number of households with children who experience food insufficiency dropped.

Families Are Receiving A Child Tax Credit. Janet Yellen Says It Should Be Permanent

Scott Horsley

The Expanded Child Tax Credit Is Here. Here's What You Need To Know

Andrea Hsu

Democrats' Budget Deal Would Invest In The Child Tax Credit, Health Care And Climate

Dana Farrington

Politics and Government

Schumer touts child tax credit expansion during stop in Fulton

Ellen Abbott

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) said Tuesday that tax breaks for families that were part of the recent COVID relief package will help cut…

The White House says President Biden's COVID-19 economic rescue plan, including an expanded child tax credit, would help cut child poverty in half.

Biden Plan To Expand Child Tax Credit Could Help Lift Millions Of Kids Out Of Poverty

Steve Inskeep

The president wants to expand the federal child tax credit for lower-income households. "In one fell swoop, it'll essentially lower the child poverty rate by more than 40%," says analyst Chuck Marr.