‘Means tests’ restrict the availability of public assistance, by making people ‘prove’ they’re poor enough to deserve help.
child tax credit
Posted inNation & World
Here’s how to get up to $3,600 per child in tax credit
Whether or not a family owes tax money or has filed taxes before, they will need to file a return to get all or the rest of their money.
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Posted inNation & World
Goodbye, ‘godsend’: Expiration of child tax credits hits home
President Biden had proposed extending them for another full year, but Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., wouldn’t support it.
Posted inMaine, News, Politics
Maine lawmakers study direct cash payments as anti-poverty tool
Bipartisan support exists for a 2019 basic income proposal that would supplement the safety net for Mainers in need.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Child tax credit invests in our nation’s future
A program that cuts child poverty in half is going to disappear in three months unless Congress acts.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
Third round of child tax credit payments goes out this week. Here’s what to know.
The temporarily enhanced tax credits provide eligible parents with up to $3,600 per child over the course of a year.