For children to thrive, they need to have their basic needs met. When needs go unmet, children’s opportunities are compromised. The Census Bureau estimates that 12.4 percent of children were living below the poverty line in 2022, a tremendous jump from the 5.2 percent of children living in...
This public comment highlights the usefulness of the Survey of Income and Program Participation (SIPP) for analyzing family dynamics, income support, and income changes throughout the year and over longer time periods. If the Census Bureau follows through with a proposal to reduce the SIPP...
The federal government invests more than $500 billion annually in children through direct cash payments, including tax credits, and in-kind goods such as childcare, education, food subsidies, and healthcare coverage. This represents about 10 percent of the federal budget. Research shows these...
Benefits from the earned income tax credit (EITC) and child tax credit (CTC) play an important role in the financial lives of low- and moderate-income families. Determining how much credit a family qualifies for can be complicated, depending primarily on the number of eligible children, income,...
Understanding How the Expanded Child Tax Credit Reduced Poverty and Hardship in 2021
For children to thrive, they need to have their basic needs met. When needs go unmet, children’s opportunities are compromised. The Census Bureau estimates that 12.4 percent of children were living below the poverty line in 2022, a tremendous jump from the 5.2 percent of children living in...
US Census Bureau Request for OMB Clearance for the Collection of Data Concerning the Survey of Income and Program Participation (SIPP)
This public comment highlights the usefulness of the Survey of Income and Program Participation (SIPP) for analyzing family dynamics, income support, and income changes throughout the year and over longer time periods. If the Census Bureau follows through with a proposal to reduce the SIPP...
The Return on Investing in Children
The federal government invests more than $500 billion annually in children through direct cash payments, including tax credits, and in-kind goods such as childcare, education, food subsidies, and healthcare coverage. This represents about 10 percent of the federal budget. Research shows these...
National Survey: Families Faced Financial Strain When Expanded CTC Expired
Share Our Strength Community of Practice Grant Case Studies
How Fines and Fees Impact Families: Can Policies Like the Child Tax Credit Help?
Understanding Yearly Changes in Family Structure and Income and Their Impact on Tax Credits
Benefits from the earned income tax credit (EITC) and child tax credit (CTC) play an important role in the financial lives of low- and moderate-income families. Determining how much credit a family qualifies for can be complicated, depending primarily on the number of eligible children, income,...
Helping New Mothers Understand the Benefits of Filing Taxes
Trusted Messengers' Role in Helping New Mothers File Taxes
Comparing Plans to Reduce Child Poverty: the Family Security Act 2.0 Framework and the Expanded Child Tax Credit