The temporary monthly child tax credit implemented in 2021 had the potential to affect many
aspects of child and family well-being, including poverty, hardship, use of food pantries, …

This article conducts a benefit-cost analysis of a child allowance. Through a systematic
literature review of the highest quality evidence on the causal effects of cash and near-cash …

In 1997 the US established the Child Tax Credit (CTC), which offers payments to parents of
dependent children to help defray child-rearing costs. In 2021 a temporary expansion to the …

We investigate the effects of the expanded 2021 Child Tax Credit (CTC) on material hardship
among households with children over April 2021-May 2022, using the Census Household …

In July 2021, the first payments of the expanded Child Tax Credit were delivered to 59.3
million children nationwide as part of ongoing economic relief efforts amidst the COVID-19 …

The transformation of the Child Tax Credit (CTC) into a more generous, inclusive monthly
payment marks a historic (temporary) shift in US treatment of low-income families. To …

To reduce child poverty and income instability, and eliminate extreme poverty among families
with children in the United States, we propose converting the Child Tax Credit and child …

The monthly child poverty rate increased from 12.1 percent in December 2021 to 17 percent
in January 2022, the highest rate since the end of 2020. The 4.9 percentage point (41 …

In this study, we use microsimulation methods to estimate the reduction in child protective
services (CPS) involvement resulting from implementation of three of the policy packages from …

The American Rescue Plan made three important changes to the Child Tax Credit for 2021:
increasing benefit levels, expanding access to reach children in families with the lowest …